Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
The earth laughs in flowers.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone.
-Universe Rebel-
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.
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.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every 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; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
Is it so bad to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
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 to win them.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.
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; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
The years in your life
are less important
than the life in your years.
To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set your own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.
The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.
Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Cultivate 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.
All the Secrets of the Universe are hidden in plain sight. This is why few people find them even after years of hard search.
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