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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

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...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

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

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

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment