241 Quotes By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on good

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

A great man is always willing to be little.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on great

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on happiness

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on health