Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Even miracles take a little time

Even miracles take a little time

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

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...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

I want my time to be taken up by chores, errands, appointments, and arguments. In...

I want my time to be taken up by chores, errands, appointments, and arguments. In...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...