Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Children are all foreigners.

Children are all foreigners.

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the...

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the...