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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson


Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Biography
Type: Poet
Nationality: American
Born: May 25, 1803
Died: April 27, 1882

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