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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Reflection Quotes

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

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.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

You cannot see the mountain near

You cannot see the mountain near

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold.

Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold.

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...