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

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

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.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

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.

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.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant