Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson View this quote
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The less government we have, the better-the fewer laws, and the less confided power. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight has been present like an archangel at the creation of light and of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The shaft we raise to them and thee. Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher, essayist, and poet
May 25th, 1803 - April 27th, 1882
