Favorite quotes

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family.
J. S. Bryan

 

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"Always do what you are afraid to do."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

It is not the length of life, but the depth."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Life is a journey, not a destination."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson