Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self-esteem Quotes

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

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.

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

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.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind.

At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind.

A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks...

A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks...