Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.

Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.

He is great who confers the most benefits.

He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invated by worry, fret and anxiety.

Love is the essence of God.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

The angels are so enamoured of the language that is spoken in heaven, that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men, but speak their own, whether there be any who understand it or not.

The glory of friendship is not the outstreched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.

The greatest homage we can pay truth is to use it.

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed there is no winter and no night all tragedies, all ennuis, vanish,-all duties even.