No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Reliance Quotes

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

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...

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

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

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.