Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hot Quotes
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotable Quotes
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hot Quotes
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't follow the path. Go off the path and create your own trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love Quotes
For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thougths; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Scrapbooking Quotes
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inspirational Quotes
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.