Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

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

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

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

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 -...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

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

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

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.