Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Blame is safer than praise.
Blame is safer than praise.
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it read more
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.
Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Man is a piece of the universe made alive.
Man is a piece of the universe made alive.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn read more
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.
Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.
