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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Poet
Born: May 25, 1803
Died: Apr 27, 1882
Every Great Life Man Men You
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There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mom Mother Glad Never Him His Child Get Lovely Sleep
I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Service Better Church Before Preaching Silent Like Than Begins Any
Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alone History Man Soul Christ Beauty Harmony Saw Severe Drawn Eye Prophets Mystery Open Had He True His Greatness Being Estimated Race Being There Lived Jesus Jesus Christ Belonged
As we are, so we associate. The good, by affinity, seek the good; the vile, by affinity, the vile. Thus of their own volition, souls proceed into Heaven, into Hell. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good Vile Own Hell Seek Volition Thus Souls Affinity Heaven Proceed Associate
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man Money More He Principles His Than Careful
The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man Confidence Genius Own Our Inspires Boundless Powers Us
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great You Trust Treat Will Men Be True True Greatly Them Themselves Show
Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get. Ralph Waldo Emerson
You Old Getting Old Older Get Getting Want Fascination Thing
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Example Sense Society Taken New Always Surprise Any Common Common Sense
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Consistency Philosophers Minds Statesmen Adored Foolish Little Little Minds
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life Experiment Too About Timid Your Actions
Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man Every Ancestors His Quotation Every Man
We have listened too long to the courtly Muses of Europe. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Long Too Listened Europe Muses
I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good Women Thought Civilization Influence Measure Sufficient
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Work Better Worrying Cure Than Whiskey
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character Change Circumstances Repair Defect
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man Courage Own Every Other Seeks Betrayed He Himself Because His Persons Every Man
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fickle Our Hesitation Puny Folk Following Diseases Avarice
The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Waiting World Opportunities Strings Struck Tension Gates
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth Property Truth Is Men Individual Treasure
The highest revelation is that God is in every man. Ralph Waldo Emerson
God Man Every Highest Revelation Every Man
Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life Truth Hope You Waiting Speak Men Own Lead Invitation New Cheer Occasions Revelation Very Hearts Wherever Teach Your Conscience
A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life Day Mind Encountered Chief Which Us Event Startled
One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Creative Writing Reading Must Inventor Well Read Then Creative Writing
The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Freedom Thought Men Out Takes Revelation Servitude
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great People Gifts Easy Find Never Balanced Symmetrical
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