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50 Top Grossing Best of Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

50 Top Grossing Best of Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a preacher, essayist, poet, lecturer and philosopher from New England who was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of the 19th Century in the United States. Emerson was one of the first American literary and intellectual geniuses who explored and wrote about vast topics. He was an inspiration for a countless number of readers. Emerson was significant in shaping the way subsequent generations of American writers approach the cultures of Asia and the Middle East.

Emerson also wrote numerous essays such as First Series (1841) and Essays: Second Series (1844). Other essays include “The Over-Soul”, “The Poet”, “Circles”, “Experience” and “Self-Reliance” which was considered his Magnum Opus. Emerson was also one of the founders of the Transcendentalism movement. He remains as one of the greatest writers in the world.

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Here are some of the best quotes from Emerson

1.)Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

2.) “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

3.) “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.) “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

5.)“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

6.) “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.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

7.)“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

8.) “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

9.) “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

10.) “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

11.) “It is not the length of life, but the depth.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

12.) “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
13.)  “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

14.) “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

15.)“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

16.) “Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

17.) “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
18.)“Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

19.)“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

20.) “Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

21.) “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

22.) “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

23.) “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

24.) “Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

25.) “A great man is always willing to be little.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

26.) “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

27.) “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

28.) “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

29.)“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

30.) “Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

31.)“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

32.) “To be great is to be misunderstood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

33.) “Their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

34.) “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
35.) “When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

36.)“The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

37.) “You become what you think about all day long.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

38.)“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

39.) “Character is higher than intellect… A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

40.)“Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

41.) “Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

42.) “It is not length of life, but depth of life.”  – Ralph Waldo Emerson

43.) “What you are comes to you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

44.)“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

45.) “Self-trust is the first secret of success.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

46.) “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

47.) “Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

48.) “The ancestor of every action is a thought. ” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

49.)“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

50.) “The secret in education lies in respecting the student.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Conclusion

Here is the list of the best quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson. I have covered most of the quotes in the best way possible. If you have more suggestions, feel free to contact us and we will definitely prioritise your suggestion.

 

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