All Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American lecturer, essayist and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. [wikipedia]

Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him

Men are what their mothers made them.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

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

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others with out getting a few drops on yourself.

Be silly, be honest, be kind.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.