Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

American - Poet | May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

GreatMenYouFindNeverGreat Men

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

TimeKnowMoreSameOurselvesMuch

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

HouseSpiritGiveEveryGuessMakes

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

TimeMeMineWhoPossessionBecomes

In all my lectures, I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified.

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ScienceNaturalSomebodyFactKnown

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

CourageManOwnBecauseBetrayedHe

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

SelfishAimWillExperimentFail

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

ActionThoughtEvery

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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