Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher and poet who lived from 1803 to 1882.

This is a collection of quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source: Self-Reliance

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every artist was first an amateur.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is a journey, not a destination.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The first farmer was the first man. All historic nobility rests on the possession and use of land.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thought is the blossom, language the bud, action the fruit behind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Ralph Waldo Emerson