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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

«There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means; draw it all out, and hold him to it.»
«The walking of Man is falling forwards.»
«There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.»
«The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.»
«The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.»
«The only gift is a portion of thyself. . . the poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb. . .»
«There is always safety in valor.»
«Skepticism is unbelief in cause and effect.»
«Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.»
«Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances: it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at right time, or it was so then, and another day it would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.»