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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...