Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Love Quotes, Will Quotes

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

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...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running...

And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...