Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."

"Our distrust is very expensive."

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."

"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom."

"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."

"Our distrust is very expensive."

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."

"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom."

"Great are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world."

"So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains."

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

"Skill to do comes of doing."

"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss."

"If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore."

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer."

"We aim above the mark to hit the mark."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"We gain the strength of the temptation we resist."

"Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed."

"Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose."

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."

"Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door."

"Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him."

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself."

"The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going."

"Self-trust is the first secret of success."

"Truth, and goodness, and beauty are but different faces of the same all."

"The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work."

"We are wiser than we know."

"If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him."

"Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man."

"We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light."

"Before we acquire great power, we must acquire wisdom to use it well."

"Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood."

"Go put your creed into the deed. Nor speak with double tongue."

"In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed."

"Do not waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good."

"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them."

"It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen."

"Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine."

"Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed."

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your reactions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

"A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends"

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them."

"Our strength grows out of our weaknesses."