The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

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...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.