More from Ralph Waldo Emerson

  1. Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as …
  2. Be silly, be honest, be kind.
  3. When you strike at a King, you must kill him.
  4. Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind and when the same thought occurs in another man, it is the key to that era.
  5. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
  6. To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics…
  7. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
  8. As soon as there is life there is danger.

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