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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Goodness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

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

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

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.

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

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.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other...

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other...