200+ "Ralph Waldo Emerson" Quotes And Sayings

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social reform activities in which he had been involved earlier in his career, and came to focus his work on the development of a philosophy of life encompassing a broad range of human endeavor. He has been considered by some to be America's greatest poet.

Love, and you shall be loved.
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Love, and you shall be loved. Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who is in love is wise and is becoming...
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He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.
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The Artist always has the masters in his eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead...
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All...
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived...
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Imitation is suicide.
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Imitation is suicide. Ralph Waldo Emerson
What can we see, read, acquire, but ourselves. Take the...
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What can we see, read, acquire, but ourselves. Take the book, my friend, and read your eyes out, you will never find there what I find. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is...
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Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men...
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but...
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. Ralph Waldo Emerson