Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Ralph Waldo Emerson on wisdom
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. Ralph Waldo Emerson on women
I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. Ralph Waldo Emerson on women
A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace. Ralph Waldo Emerson on work
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. Ralph Waldo Emerson on work
When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. Ralph Waldo Emerson on work
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Ralph Waldo Emerson on work
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson on new years
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. Ralph Waldo Emerson on ability
Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron. Ralph Waldo Emerson on adversity
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. Ralph Waldo Emerson on adversity
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, allennuis,vanish, - all duties even. Ralph Waldo Emerson on affection