Life Quotes Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Every word was once a poem.”

“The foremost watchman on the peak announces his news. It is the truest word ever spoken, and the phrase will be th fittest, most musical, and the unerring voice of the world for that time.”

“When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.”

“Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is health of every man.”

“It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.”

“Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it--else it is none.”

“Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it.”

“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.”

“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.”

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

“Imitation is suicide.”