Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes (page 4)

1803–1882, American Poet, Essayist
quotes
693
topics
12
Origin
What do these mean?
Topic
“Good men must not obey the laws too well.”
Law and Lawyers
“Men are respectable only as they respect.”
Respectability
“We acquire the strength we have overcome.”
Strength
“Words are alive; cut them and they bleed.”
Words
“It is a happy talent to know how to play.”
Talent
“The virtue in most request is conformity.”
Virtue
“How much of human life is lost in waiting.”
Expectation
“Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.”
Courage
“Accept your genius and say what you think.”
Genius
“The people are to be taken in small doses.”
People
“The never-ending task of self improvement.”
Self-improvement
“Self-trust is the first secret to success.”
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“He is great who confers the most benefits.”
Service
“Fame is proof that the people are gullible.”
Fame
“Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.”
Calamity
“Art is the path of the creator to his work.”
Arts and Artists
“What a new face courage puts on everything!”
Courage
“The only prudence in life is concentration.”
Focus
“The basis of good manners is self-reliance.”
Manners
“Skepticism is unbelief in cause and effect.”
Skepticism
“Wherever work is done, victory is attained.”
Victory
“Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.”
Curiosity
“All the great ages have been ages of belief.”
Belief
“Culture is one thing and varnish is another.”
Culture