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A man is a little thing whilst he works by and for himself, but, when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, is godlike, his word is current in all countries; and all men, though his enemies, are made his

A man is a little thing whilst he works by and for himself, but, when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, is godlike, his word is current in all countries; and all men, though his enemies, are made his friends and obey it as their own.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love, Men, Voice
"Emerson's Works".

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Strong, Men, Action
1850 Representative Men,'Goethe'.

In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Learning, Character, Men

People say law but they mean wealth.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mean, Law, People
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.3911, Delphi Classics

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Motivational, Progress, Today
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1972). “Early Lectures: 1838-1842”, p.274, Harvard University Press

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Greatness, Doors, Unhappy

Man's life is a progress, not a station.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life, Happiness, Men

Every day brings a ship, Every ship brings a word; Well for those who have no fear, Looking seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wish, Ships, No Fear
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1854). “Poems”, p.217

The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth, Lying, Character
The Conduct of Life "Worship" (1860)

The vanishing, volatile froth of the present which any shadow will alter, any thought blow away, any event annihilate, is every moment converted into the adamantine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Blow, Optimism, Shadow
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.22, Harvard University Press

Eyes are bold as lions,--roving, running, leaping, here and there, far and near. They speak all languages. They wait for no introduction; they are no Englishmen; ask no leave of age or rank; they respect neither property nor riches, neither learning nor power, nor virtue, nor sex, but intrude, and come again, and go through and through you in a moment of time. What inundation of life and thought is discharged from one soul into another through them!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Running, Sex, Eye
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2329, Delphi Classics

When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood; he has gained facts; learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Learning, Men, Chance
"Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson".

We read often with as much talent as we write.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reading, Writing, Talent
"The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson".

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
War, Commitment, Focus And Concentration
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.339

Nature: She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature, Mistake, Environmental
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.49, Harvard University Press

Fractures well cured make us more strong.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inspirational, Strong, Motivation
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1832-1834”

Things have their laws as well as men, and things refuse to be trifled with.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men, Law, Wells
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.252, Harvard University Press

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hate, Anger, Power
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1960). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1841-1843”, p.134, Harvard University Press

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men, Appreciate, Understanding
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1969). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VII: 1838-1842”, p.347, Harvard University Press

The unique impression of Jesus upon mankind - whose name is not so much written as ploughed into the history of the world - is proof of the subtle virtue of this infusion. Jesus belonged to the race of prophets. He saw with open eyes the mystery of the soul. One man was true to what is in you and me. He, as I think, is the only soul in history who has appreciated the worth of man.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jesus, Eye, Men
Address in Divinity College, americanliterature.com. July 15, 1838.

A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attitude, Men, Voice
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2005). “The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.336, University of Georgia Press

We grant no dukedoms to the few, We hold like rights and shall; Equal on Sunday in the pew, On Monday in the mall. For what avail the plough or sail, Or land, or life, if freedom fail?

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monday, Freedom, Sunday
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Powerful Poems (Annotated Edition)”, p.181, Jazzybee Verlag

Every moment instructs, and every object; for wisdom is infused into every form. It has been poured into us as blood; it convulsed us as pain; it slid into us as pleasure; it enveloped us in dull, melancholy days, or in days of cheerful labor; we did not guess its essence until after long time.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wisdom, Pain, Essence
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2016). “Essays”, p.142, Open Road Media

All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world; some men even to delight. This love of beauty is taste. Others have the same love in such success that, not content with admiring, they seek to embody it in new forms. The creation of beauty is art.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Art, Men, Taste
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.9, Courier Corporation

Do not say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders, so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wise, Over You, Action
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims”, p.52, Harvard University Press

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