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

“So nigh is grandeur to our dust,”

“It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”

“Religion is the perception of that power which constructs the greatness of the centuries out of the paltriness of the hours.”

“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.”

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

“The poet knows that he speaks adequately, then, only when he speaks somewhat wildly.”

“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.”

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”

“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.”

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”