Author Detail for Ralph Waldo Emerson (16 Quotes)

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1 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Action In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
2 Ralph Waldo Emerson Business Wealth Money often costs too much.
3 Ralph Waldo Emerson Religion Actions What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
4 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Goals We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
5 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Preparation The future belongs to those who prepare for it.
6 Ralph Waldo Emerson Religion Service What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for others.
7 Ralph Waldo Emerson Religion Example What you do shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say.
8 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Example That which we are, we are all the while teaching,not voluntarily, but involuntarily.
9 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Courage Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
10 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Courage What a new face courage puts on everything!
11 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Wisdom Life consists of what man is thinking about all day.
12 Ralph Waldo Emerson General Potential What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
13 Ralph Waldo Emerson Science Exploration Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
14 Ralph Waldo Emerson Science Inspiration None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
15 Ralph Waldo Emerson General The Present Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
16 Ralph Waldo Emerson Religion Providence There is a serene Providence which rules the fate of nations...It makes its own instruments, creates the man for the time, trains him in poverty, inspires his genius, and arms him for his task.