The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONEnthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONOur chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThere is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONBe not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNone of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONFew people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONEnvy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONBe silly. Be honest. Be kind.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONBe good to your work, your word, and your friend.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeople do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing external to you has any power over you.
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 EMERSONIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWe acquire the strength we have overcome.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON