Quotes by Ralph Emerson

"Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door."

"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

"Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him."

"Truth, and goodness, and beauty are but different faces of the same all."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

"Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines."

"Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you."

"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."

"We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light."

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."

"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them."

"Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed."

"In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed."

"So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains."

"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss."

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."