Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Life consists of what man is thinking about all day.

It is a happy talent to know how to play.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one must first overcome a fear each day.

I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.

Your actions speak so loudly, I can not hear what you are saying.

Its the not the Destination, It's the journey.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

There are books . . . which rank in our life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.