They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

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.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

All life is an experiment.

All life is an experiment.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of...

The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of...