To be simple is to be great

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Greatness Quotes

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

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.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

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...

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how...

How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how...

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.