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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes


Always do what you are afraid to do.

America is another name for opportunity.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Children are all foreigners.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.