If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Reflection Quotes

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To...

Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To...