Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Example Quotes, Society Quotes

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

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 only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to...

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

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

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

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Many people believe that composing 'Concerto for Orchestra' kept Bartok alive through his final years...

Many people believe that composing 'Concerto for Orchestra' kept Bartok alive through his final years...

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.