Quotes by Ralph Emerson

“The years teach much which the days never know.”

“If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore.”

“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.”

“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.”

“Go put your creed into the deed. Nor speak with double tongue.”

“We aim above the mark to hit the mark.”

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.”

“Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines.”

“Life is a progress, and not a station.”

“Great are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.”

“Self-trust is the first secret of success.”