The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

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...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

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...

We are wiser than we know.

We are wiser than we know.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul...

Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul...

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and...

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and...