The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes From Ralph Waldo Emerson Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs. Ralph Waldo Emerson selflovereality A man is a little thing whilst he works by and for himself, but, when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, is godlike, his word is current in all countries; and all men, though his enemies, are made his friends and obey it as their own. Ralph Waldo Emerson voicelovemen Napoleon said of Massena, that he was not himself until the battle began to go against him; then, when the dead began to fall in ranks around him, awoke his powers of combination, and he put on terror and victory as a robe. Ralph Waldo Emerson victoryadversityfall The days come and go but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away. Ralph Waldo Emerson comes-and-goesifsuse Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are. Ralph Waldo Emerson communicationusesay-anything Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson positive-thinkingattitudeinspirational Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. Ralph Waldo Emerson simplicitygreatnesssimple Be brave enough to do the loving thing. Ralph Waldo Emerson be-bravebraveattitude You cannot see the mountain near. Ralph Waldo Emerson mountain Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others. Ralph Waldo Emerson supportmannersneeds Real action is in silent moments. Ralph Waldo Emerson silencerealaction He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy, or demon who possesses such power as that. Ralph Waldo Emerson one-daykingsmen None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. Ralph Waldo Emerson achievementaccomplishmentpast It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson truthpatiencecheating It happens to us once or twice in a lifetime to be drunk with some book which probably has some extraordinary relative power to intoxicate us and none other; and having exhausted that cup of enchantment we go groping in libraries all our years afterwards in the hope of being in Paradise again. Ralph Waldo Emerson drunkbookyears The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us. Ralph Waldo Emerson recoverychangeinspirational That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased. Ralph Waldo Emerson changemotivationalinspirational Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself,-must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know. Ralph Waldo Emerson lessonsminddoe All the great speakers were bad speakers at first. Ralph Waldo Emerson oratoryspeechfirsts The things taught in schools & colleges are not an education but the means of education. Ralph Waldo Emerson teachingeducationgraduation
