The most active lives have so much routine as to preclude progress almost equally with the most inactive. Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes From Ralph Waldo Emerson The soul is the perceiver and revealer of truth. We know truth when we see it, let skeptic and scoffer say what they choose. Ralph Waldo Emerson scoffers diversity soul The book written against fame and learning has the author's name on the title-page. Ralph Waldo Emerson learning names book Give all to love: Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good fame, Plans, credit, and the Muse,- Nothing refuse. Ralph Waldo Emerson credit heart giving Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities. Ralph Waldo Emerson heat haste quality Most people, who have quit smoking, have had at least one unsuccessful try in the past. It is not important how many times you try to quit. The only important thing is, that eventually you stay quit Ralph Waldo Emerson encouragement people past You take a weakness and start making it stronger.. You don't have to build your strengths - that you already possess... It is your weakness that needs the exercise Ralph Waldo Emerson stronger encouragement exercise Practice makes perfect - the sooner you start, the sooner you will be a happy nonsmoker Ralph Waldo Emerson encouragement practice perfect In these divine pleasures permitted to me of walks in the June night under moon and stars, I can put my life as a fact before me and stand aloof from its honor and shame. Ralph Waldo Emerson stars moon summer Life is not measured by its length, but by its depth. Ralph Waldo Emerson depth life-is success Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought; for causes which are unpenetrated. Ralph Waldo Emerson fate destiny fire If we must accept fate we are not less compelled to affirm liberty, the significance of the individual, the grandeur of duty, the power of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson fate destiny character We stand against fate, as children stand up against the wall in their father's house, and notch their height from year to year. But when the boy grows to a man, and is master of the house, he pulls down that wall and builds it new and bigger. Ralph Waldo Emerson wall father children The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; aspires and not despairs. Ralph Waldo Emerson honor love men Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment. Ralph Waldo Emerson prudent self love In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson failure honesty integrity A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence. Ralph Waldo Emerson philosophical men needs The man who renounces himself, comes to himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson philosophical he-man men Why should we not have a first-hand and immediate experience of God? Ralph Waldo Emerson spiritual hands firsts Every man should let out all the length of all the reigns; should find or make a frank and healthy expression of what force and meaning is in him. Ralph Waldo Emerson expression spiritual men For it is only the finite that has wrought and suffered; the infinite lies stretched in smiling repose. Ralph Waldo Emerson infinite spiritual lying
