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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

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...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

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...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

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...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....