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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
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Every man is as lazy as he dares to be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Each man reserves to himself alone the right of being tedious.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device, . . . . All things wait for and divine him,-- How shall I dare to malign him?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are disgusted by gossip yet it is of importance to keep the angels in their proprieties.
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A strenuous soul hates cheap success.
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It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America is another name for opportunity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Though we love goodness and not stealing, yet also we love freedom and not preaching.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The need for a rational consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long.
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An original sentence, a step forward, is worth more than all the censures.
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Happy is the hearing man unhappy the speaking man.
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Every man is wanted, and no man is wanted much.
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Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well.
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To educate the wise man, the State exists and with the appearance of the wise man, the State expires. The appearance of charactermakes the state unnecessary. The wise man is the State.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.
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Do what you're afraid to do.
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Every roof is agreeable to the eye, until it is lifted then we find tragedy and moaning women, and hard-eyed husbands.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
