Ralph Waldo Emerson

An essayist, philosopher, and poet.

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12 quotations — 1 Funny, 11 Serious.

  1. Truth is beautiful, without doubt.
    But so are lies.
    1.
  3. A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
    Before him, I may think aloud.
    2.
  4. Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
    3.
  5. In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
    4.
  6. Little minds have little worries.
    Big minds have no time for worries.
    5.
  7. Money often costs too much.
    6.
  8. Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.
    7.
  9. No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
    8.
  10. The only way to have a friend is to be one.
    9.
  11. There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.
    10.
  12. We do what we must.
    And call it by the best names we can.
    11.
  13. What is a weed?
    A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.
    12.