To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Conformity Quotes, Individuality Quotes

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this...

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this...

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery