"A sufficient and sure method of civilization is in the influence of good women." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Nature wishes that woman should attract man, yet she often cunningly moulds into her face a little sarcasm, which seems to say, 'Yes, I am willing to attract, but to attract a little better kind of a man than any I yet behold" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Never lose an opportunity for seeing something beautiful for beauty is God s handwriting." Ralph Waldo Emerson
One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. " — Ralph Waldo Emerson
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
