It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made, that we exist

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Discovery Quotes

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

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...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

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 only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek...

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek...

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually...

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually...