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1891 quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.', 'For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.', and 'Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
- 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.
- Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.
- 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.
- To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inspirational, Positive, Beauty.
97 of the best book quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson. 01. “The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. author. The Conduct of Life. book. beauty. concept. 02. “Every man has a history worth knowing, if he could tell it, or if we could draw it from him.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. author.
Jun 20, 2016 · Dear Quote Investigator: The well-known lecturer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson has been credited with a provocative remark about reading and memory: I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inspirational, Motivational, Success. Quoted in Decatur (Ill.) Daily Republican, 19 May 1882.
Mar 7, 2022 · Access 500 of the best Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes today. Some quotes are about life, happiness, love, nature, self-reliance, success, friendship, spirituality (and some have great images!).
