Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, known professionally as Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth25 May 1803
CountryUnited States of America
Can anybody remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce?
The reward of a thing well done is having done it.
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.
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.
Not in his goals but in his transitions, man is great.
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
When it's dark enough men see stars.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Enthusiasm is the engine of success..
For the resolute and determined, there is time and opportunity.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Wherever the truth is injured, defend it.