Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes, Shoes Quotes, Hiking Quotes

When you have worn out yourshoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber ofyour body. I measure your health by the number of shoes and hats andclothes you have worn out.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Shoes Quotes , Hiking Quotes

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Trust Quotes , Heart Quotes

Stay at home in your mind. Don't recite other people's opinions.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Home Quotes , People Quotes

As long as any man exists, there is some need of him.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Long Quotes

Take egotism out and you would castrate the benefactors.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Relationship Quotes , Egotism Quotes

Without looking, then, to those extraordinary social influences which are now acting in precisely this direction, but only at whatis inevitably doing around us, I think we must regard the land as a commanding and increasing power on the citizen, the sanative and Americanizing influence, which promises to disclose new virtues for ages to come.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Land Quotes

The masses have no habit of self-reliance or original action.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Self Quotes , Action Quotes

An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Self Reliance Quotes

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , America Quotes , Fickle Quotes

What strength belongs to every plant and animal in nature. The tree or the brook has no duplicity, no pretentiousness, no show. It is, with all its might and main, what it is, and makes one and the same impression and effect at all times. All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle's, and of a rabbit, rabbit's. But a man is broken and dissipated by the giddiness of his will; he does not throw himself into his judgments; his genius leads him one way but 't is likely his trade or politics in quite another.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Animal Quotes

The only method to possess a buddy is always to be one.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Method Quotes

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Stars Quotes , Moon Quotes

What is the city in which we sit here, but an aggregate of incongruous materials, which have obeyed the will of some man?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Cities Quotes

Society will pardon much to genius and special gifts; but, being in its nature conventional, it loves what is conventional, or what belongs to coming together.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Special Quotes , Society Quotes

The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language. ... In due time, the fraud is manifest, and words lose all power to stimulate the understanding or the affections.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Understanding Quotes

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Debt Quotes , World Quotes

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; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Life Quotes

No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Funny Quotes , Humorous Quotes

Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Life Quotes

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams if you don't follow through.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Dream Quotes , Action Quotes