Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes, Jewels Quotes, Jewelry Quotes

Guard your own spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Jewels Quotes , Jewelry Quotes

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Confidence Quotes , Dream Quotes

A human being should beware how he laughs, for then he shows all his faults.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Laughter Quotes , Laughing Quotes

Genial manners are good, and power of accommodation to any circumstance, but the high prize of life, the crowning fortune of a man is to be born with a bias to some pursuit, which finds him in employment and happiness, -- whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statutes, or songs. I doubt not this was the meaning of Socrates, when he pronounced artists the only truly wise, as being actually, not apparently so.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Wise Quotes , Song Quotes

Many of the historical proverbs have a doubtful paternity.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Historical Quotes

It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Self Quotes

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Horse Quotes , Animal Quotes

Life only avails, not the having lived.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Life Quotes , Life Changing Quotes

An eminent teacher of girls said, "the idea of a girl's education, is, whatever qualifies them for going to Europe.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Girl Quotes , Education Quotes

It is for want of self-culture that the superstition of Travelling, whose idols are Italy, England, Egypt, retains its fascinationfor all educated Americans.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Travel Quotes , Egypt Quotes

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering Trade.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Selfish Quotes , Selfishness Quotes

The virtue in most request is conformity.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Self Reliance Quotes , Aversion Quotes

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Courage Quotes , Greatness Quotes

Harmony of aim, not identity of conclusion, is the secret of sympathetic life.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Life Quotes , Secret Quotes

Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Book Quotes , Library Quotes

Rhodora! If the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Beauty Quotes , Eye Quotes

The men who come on the stage at one period are all found to be related to each other. Certain ideas are in the air.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Air Quotes

Art is evidence of our most creative moment.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Art Quotes , Creative Quotes

Without the great arts which speak to the sense of beauty, a man seems to me a poor, naked, shivering creature. These are his becoming draperies, which warm and adorn him.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Beauty Quotes , Art Quotes

All high beauty has a moral element in it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Beauty Quotes , Elements Quotes