Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

You cannot see the mountain near

You cannot see the mountain near

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

I need so much time for doing nothing that I have no time for work.

I need so much time for doing nothing that I have no time for work.