Ralph Emerson Quote: "We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a pi..." | The World Motivation

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

Ralph Emerson

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“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.”

“To be great is to be misunderstood.”

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.”

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

“Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed.”

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

“To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.”

“Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.”

“Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.”

“You're never a loser until you quit trying.”

“If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace.”

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”