Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

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

"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness."

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."

"Pictures must not be too picturesque."

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."

"Every artist was first an amateur."

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

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

"Always do what you are afraid to do."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'"

"Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'"

"Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'"

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."

"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."

"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me."

"Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet."

"In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine."

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

"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."