Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

To be great is to be misunderstood.