Quotes by Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the obstacles you overcome.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Character is higher than intellect.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

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

In the woods, we return to reason and faith.

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.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Quotes by Emerson part 2

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.

Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

The only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

We must be our own before we can be another’s.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

The best way to make yourself happy is to make others happy.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Do what you love; you’ll be better at it.

Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.