Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Wisdom
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.60, Penguin
'Essays. Second Series' (1844) 'Experience'
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims”, p.93, Harvard University Press
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.3128, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt McLaughlin (2010). “The Laws of Nature: Excerpts from the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.48, North Atlantic Books
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). “The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.99, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1963). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.209, Harvard University Press
To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2367, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2005). “The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.143, University of Georgia Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2016). “Essays”, p.142, Open Road Media
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2005). “The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.292, University of Georgia Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). “The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.656, Modern Library
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2694, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude”, p.132, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Ernest Spiller, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Wallace E. Williams, Joseph Slater (1987). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men: seven lectures”, p.89, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.232, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2011). “Natural Abundance: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Guide to Prosperity”, p.12, Simon and Schuster