Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him, because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation. The gods loved him because men hated him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Solitude is the safeguard of mediocrity. . . to genius the stern friend. - Ralph Waldo Emerson