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It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on memory alone.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.122, Penguin

We must not tamper with the organic motion of the soul.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1875). “Letters and Social Aims”, p.163

[D]ivine Providence... keeps the universe open in every direction to the soul.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco, Joel Myerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.259, Harvard University Press

How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1910). “Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: with annotations”

A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1875). “Culture, Behavior, Beauty”, p.37

So shall we come to look at the world with new eyes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.48, Library of America

A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850). “Representative Men: Seven Lectures”, p.16

Friendship buys friendship.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.66, Harvard University Press

There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.297, Library of America

Accuracy is essential to beauty.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). “The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.351, Modern Library

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1973). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1847-1848”, p.43, Harvard University Press

Heaven walks among us ordinarily muffled in such triple or tenfold disguises that the wisest are deceived and no one suspects the days to be gods.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert J. Von Frank (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Major Poetry”, p.188, Harvard University Press

Every man believes that he has greater possibilities.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle (1841). “Essays”, p.308

The eye of prudence may never shut.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.67, Courier Corporation

We can only be valued as we make ourselves valuable.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). “The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.50, Penguin

A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.154