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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

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...

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

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...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Each successive phrase of our life leads toward a shared future where our climaxes, stumbles,...

Each successive phrase of our life leads toward a shared future where our climaxes, stumbles,...

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love,...

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love,...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...