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

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

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...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away.

Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away.

I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a...

I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a...

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...