Ralph Waldo Emerson Archive

Sharing timeless wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Essays, ideas, and quiet mic drops.

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Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

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

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

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Character is higher than intellect… A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

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You become what you think about all day long.

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When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the solidest things we can know.

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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

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Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

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To be great is to be misunderstood.

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Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it can only be attained through understanding.

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A great man is always willing to be little.

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The earth laughs in flowers.

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Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.

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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

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The only way to have a friend is to be one.

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You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.