Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
A great man is always willing to be little.
A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
So far as a person thinks; they are free.

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