Ralph Emerson Quotes – Words of Wisdom from a Legendary Thinker
Do not follow 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.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the obstacles you overcome.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
It is not the length of life, but the depth of life that truly matters.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it, nothing great was ever achieved.
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
The world is but a canvas to our imaginations.
Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead.
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
The years teach much which the days never know.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Do what you love. Love what you do.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
A great man is always willing to be little.
You become what you think about all day long.
Sorrow looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.
The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.