Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Virtue
The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1973). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1847-1848”, p.471, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert J. Von Frank (1989). “The Complete Sermons of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.31, University of Missouri Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.235, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco (1982). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.339, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Ernest Spiller, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Joseph Slater, Jean Ferguson Carr (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.345, Harvard University Press
On Plutarch's Lives, in 'Essays' (1841) 'Heroism'
The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.82, Courier Corporation
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.38, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Essays (Annotated Edition)”, p.95, Jazzybee Verlag
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2762, Delphi Classics
There is genius as well in virtue as in intellect. 'Tis the doctrine of faith over works.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1886). “The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations...”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2421, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1939). “The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.212, Columbia University Press
There is a capacity of virtue in us, and there is a capacity of vice to make your blood creep.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1968). “Nature: With an Introd., a Note on the Text”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.166, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph H. Orth, Glen M. Johnson (1994). “The Topical Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.115, University of Missouri Press
Essays "Friendship" (1841)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2014). “The Portable Emerson”, p.60, Penguin