Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes, Courage Quotes

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

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.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.