Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes, Education Quotes

That which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Education Quotes

Humility is the secret of the wise.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

Who leaves the pine-tree, leaves his friend, Unnerves his strength, invites his end.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Tree Quotes , Environment Quotes

The great majority of men grow up and grow old in seeming and following.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Growing Up Quotes , Men Quotes

If, at any time, it comes into my head, that a present is due from me to somebody, I am puzzled what to give, until the opportunity is gone.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Opportunity Quotes , Giving Quotes

The genius is a genius by the first look he casts on any object. Is his eye creative? Does he not rest in angles and colors, but beholds the design,--he will presently undervalue the actual object.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

The only prudence in life is concentration.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Life Quotes , Focus And Concentration Quotes

The soul circumscribes all things.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Soul Quotes , Oversoul Quotes

Every man is an infinitely repelling orb, and holds his individual being on that condition.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men that is genius.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Self Esteem Quotes , Pride Quotes

There was never a man born so wise or good, but one or more companions came into the world with him, who delight in his faculty, and report it. I cannot see without awe, that no man thinks alone and no man acts alone, but the divine assessors who came up with him into life,--now under one disguise, now under another,--like a police in citizen's clothes, walk with him, step for step, through all kingdoms of time.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

The effects of opposition are wonderful. There are men who rise refreshed on hearing of a threat, men to whom a crisis, which intimidates and paralyzes the majority, comes as graceful and beloved as a bride!

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

The Sun is the sole inconsumable fireAnd God is the sole inexhaustible Giver.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Sun Quotes , Sole Quotes

Good as is discourse, silence is better and shames it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Silence Quotes , Shame Quotes

Every man who would do anything well, must come to it from a higher ground.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Higher Ground Quotes

Our people are slow to learn the wisdom of sending character instead of talent to Congress. Again and again they have sent a man of great acuteness, a fine scholar, a fine forensic orator, and some master of the brawls has crunched him up in his hands like a bit of paper.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

5 years ago

Message Copied

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

Where is he who seeing a thousand men useless and unhappy, and making the whole region forlorn by their inaction, and conscious himself of possessing the faculty they want, does not hear his call to go and be their king?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Leadership Quotes , Kings Quotes

The poet, the painter, the sculptor, the musican, the architect, seek each to concentrate this radiance of the world on one point, and each in his several work to satisfy the love of beauty which stimulates him to produce.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Radiance Quotes , World Quotes