Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Intuition

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The primary wisdom is intuition.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intuition, Primaries

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Horse, Animal, Intuition

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

We denote this primary wisdom as Intuition, whilst all later teachings are tuitions.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Teaching, Intuition, Tuition

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1851). “Essays, lectures and orations”, p.30

Women, as most susceptible, are the best index of the coming hour.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intuition, Hours, Susceptible

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). “The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.92, Penguin

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strong, Intuition, Instinct

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Early Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.145, Harvard University Press

There are many virtues in books, but the essential value is the adding of knowledge to our stock by the record of new facts, and, better, by the record of intuitions which distribute facts, and are the formulas which supersede all histories.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Book, Intuition, Essentials

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2634, Delphi Classics

Logic is the procession or proportionate unfolding of the intuition; but its virtue is as silent method; the moment it would appear as propositions, and have a separate value, it is worthless.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intuition, Logic, Moments

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.419, Library of America

Proverbs are the literature of reason, or the statements of absolute truth, without qualification. Like the sacred books of each nation, they are the sanctuary of its intuitions.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Book, Intuition, Literature

The primary wisdom is intuition. In that deep force, the last fact behind which analysis cannot go, all things find their origin.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intuition, Lasts, Facts

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions. That which the droning world, chained to appearances, will not allow the realist to say in his own words, it will suffer him to say in proverbs without contradiction.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Book, Intuition, Suffering

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1302, Delphi Classics