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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: War Quotes

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

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.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

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...

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.