Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

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...

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

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

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

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...

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

The trouble with the morning is that it always comes at such an ungodly hour

The trouble with the morning is that it always comes at such an ungodly hour

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...