Ralph Waldo Emerson
United States
25 May 1803 // 27 Apr 1882
Author / Poet/ Philosopher
25 May 1803 // 27 Apr 1882
Author / Poet/ Philosopher
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Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage
Great geniuses have the shortest biographies
Good men must not obey the laws too well
Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind
Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions
Fate is unpenetrated causes
Fame is proof that people are gullible
Every hero becomes a bore at last
Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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