To eat bread is one thing; to love the precepts of Christ and resolve to obey them is quite another. Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes From Ralph Waldo Emerson If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. Ralph Waldo Emerson successmotivationalinspirational Every man is as lazy as he dares to be. Ralph Waldo Emerson lazylazinessmen You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others to reserve judgement of you. Far otherwise; your silence utters very loud: you have no oracle to speak, no wisdom to offer, and your fellow men have learned that you cannot help them. Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice? We would be well to do likewise. Ralph Waldo Emerson kindnessmenmean Obedience alone gives the right to command. Ralph Waldo Emerson obediencemilitarygiving When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill. Ralph Waldo Emerson skillsignorancereal As the gardener, by severe pruning, forces the sap of the tree into one or two vigorous limbs, so should you stop off your miscellaneous activity and concentrate your force on one or a few points. Ralph Waldo Emerson treemotivationaltwo I am thankful for small mercies. I compared notes with one of my friends who expect everything of the universe, and is disappointed when anything is less than the best, and I found that I begin at the other extreme, expecting nothing, and am always full of thanks for moderate good. . . . If we will take the good we find, . . . we shall have heaping measures. . . . Ralph Waldo Emerson i-am-thankfulthanksfriendship The world exists for the education of each man. Ralph Waldo Emerson menworld Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Ralph Waldo Emerson philosophicalmotivationalbeauty What we have learned from other becomes our own reflection. Ralph Waldo Emerson reflectioneducationschool Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of chance. Ralph Waldo Emerson gamblingluckmotivational Nature never rhymes her children, nor makes two men alike. When we see a great man, we fancy a resemblance to some historical person, and predict the sequel of his character and fortune, a result which he is sure to disappoint. None will ever solve the problem of his character according to our prejudice, but only in his high unprecedented way. Ralph Waldo Emerson leadershipcharacterchildren What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us. Ralph Waldo Emerson fearlessnessperspectivecourage As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world Ralph Waldo Emerson intuitionhorseanimal The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson respectsacrificeself-esteem Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson i-hate-youhealinglife In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil. Ralph Waldo Emerson learningcharactermen As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. Ralph Waldo Emerson greatnessworkpositive What can we see, read, acquire, but ourselves. Take the book, my friend, and read your eyes out, you will never find there what I find. Ralph Waldo Emerson my-friendseyebook Where dwells the religion? Tell me first where dwells electricity, or motion, or thought or gesture. They do not dwell or stay atall. Electricity cannot be made fast, mortared up and ended, like London Monument, or the Tower, so that you shall know where to find it, and keep it fixed, as the English do with their things, forevermore; it is passing, glancing, gesticular; it is a traveller, a newness, a surprise, a secret which perplexes them, and puts them out. Ralph Waldo Emerson towerssecretreligion
