Ralph Waldo Emerson Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson sayings, and Ralph Waldo Emerson proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-command is the main elegance. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Violence is not power, but the absence of power. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that you cannot sincerely try to help another without helping yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see - not to eat, not for love, but only gliding. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't ever give up on something or someone that you can't go a full day without thinking about. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The April winds are magical, And thrill our tuneful frames; The garden-walks are passional To bachelors and dames. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are always two parties; the establishment and the movement. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right and a perfect contentment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-trust is the first secret to success. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Society acquires new arts, and loses old instincts. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Science does not know its debt to imagination. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson