Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson
Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When a man meets his make, society begins.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our life and character.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing great ever happened without enthusiasm.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson