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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.

Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.