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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

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...

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

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

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

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect...

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect...