There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

In boys and girls alike, and in more of their elders, perhaps, than we suspect,...

In boys and girls alike, and in more of their elders, perhaps, than we suspect,...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.

I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live