When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life is embosomed in beauty.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes, Spiritual Quotes

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

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...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

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.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

While fortune lasts you will see your friend's face.

While fortune lasts you will see your friend's face.