Ralph Waldo Emerson

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud. I am arrived at last in the presence of a man so real and equal, that I may drop even those undermost garments of dissimulation, courtesy, and second thought, which men never put off, and may deal with him with the simplicity and wholeness with which one chemical atom meets another.

Europe extends to the Alleghenies; America lies beyond.

Live, let live, and help live

Today is a king in disguise.

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem to be confidences or sides hidden from all else and unmistakably meant for his ear; the profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader; the profound thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart.

I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife, has nothing broader than his shoes.

There is no daily chore so trivial that it cannot be made important by skipping it two days running.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.

No just cause is futile, even if it’s lost, if it helps make the future better than the past.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

Prudence is an attitude that keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy.

Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.

No man thoroughly understands a truth until he has contended against it.

Life too near paralyses art.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. They prefer suffering that is familiar to the unknown.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.