If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONDare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONBe good to your work, your word, and your friend.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONMany eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONGuard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeople only see what they are prepared to see.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONTo be great is to be misunderstood.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONHappiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONI cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIt is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIn my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON