To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe earth laughs in flowers.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThere is creative reading as well as creative writing.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLive in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIt is not the length of life, but the depth.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONAll I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONAdopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing can bring you peace but yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWhoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWithout ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLet me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONCultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONDo not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON