Ralph Waldo Emerson

Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life.

The years teach much what the days never knew.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the two sides of an algebraic equation.

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Coffee is good for talent, but genius wants prayer.

Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

These are not dark days: these are great days – the greatest days our country has ever lived.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

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

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population. When it reaches its true law of action, every man that is born will be hailed as essential.

It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.

One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen’s miseries is to go and look at their pleasures.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.

The report of my death was an exaggeration.