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Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Money often costs too much.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

“The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.”