“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.””
Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.””
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.””
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.””
Emerson in His Journals
“Always do what you are afraid to do.””
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.””
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson was an influential American essayist, philosopher, and poet who emerged as a leading figure in the Transcendentalist movement during the mid-19th century. Known for his advocacy of...