Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist and poet of the 19th century, Emerson is best known for his transcendentalist philosophy and influential lectures on self-reliance and individualism. His works, including "Self-Reliance" and "Nature," championed intuition, personal experience, and the inherent goodness of humanity.
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson (526 quotes) →Other sayings from Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Money often costs too much.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
More Simplicity quotes
- “The best remedy for those who are frightened, lovely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone…”Anne Frank
- “Tea drinking is a liturgy of comfort, and we partake of it everywhere in the world. It’s a ceremony of simpli…”Tsh Oxenreider
- “Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themse…”Edwin Way Teale
Explore Desire
- “Because my dad's Chinese-American, and they're very concrete, he said, 'There's no money to be made in litera…”Tess Gerritsen
- “It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable”Christine Feehan
- “The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future too, wi…”Frederick Douglass
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First Series
Includes Self-Reliance.