Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A man in debt is so far a slave.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see

the miraculous in the common.

The sum of wisdom is that time

is never lost that is devoted to work.

Make the most of yourself,

for that is all there is of you.

Love of beauty is taste.

The creation of beauty is art.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature.

Everything is made of one hidden stuff.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

There was never a child so lovely

but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.

We are a puny and fickle folk.

Avarice,

hesitation,

and following are our diseases.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,

'always do what you are afraid to do.'

Trust men and they will be true to you;

treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

Every actual State is corrupt.

Good men must not obey laws too well.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Bad times have a scientific value.

These are occasions a good,

learner would not miss.

Shallow men believe in luck.

Strong men believe in cause and effect.

We are by nature observers,

and thereby learners.

That is our permanent state.

A friend may well be reckoned

the masterpiece of nature.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace,

and not of war.

It is not length of life,

but depth of life.