Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

#Action, #Thought

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

#Thought

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

#Thought

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

#Trouble

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

#Understanding

To be great is to be misunderstood.

#Understanding

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

#Friendship, #Virtue

People only see what they are prepared to see.

#Vision

You cannot see the mountain near

#Vision

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

#War

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

#Strength, #Weakness

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

#Love, #Will