Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson View this quote
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world belongs to the energetic. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The years in your life are less important than the life in your years. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be great is to be misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We acquire the strength we have overcome. Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher, essayist, and poet
May 25th, 1803 - April 27th, 1882