Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

They used us as an excuse to go mad and then blamed it on us....

They used us as an excuse to go mad and then blamed it on us....

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow