Philosophical Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

12 Philosophical quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Emerson’s transcendental leanings shine in this tidy dozen of quotes, offering a quick yet resonant look at his belief in self‑reliance and nature’s wisdom. It’s a solid entry point for anyone curious about his core ideas.

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A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

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The man who renounces himself, comes to himself.

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Things bring their own philosophy with them, that is, prudence.

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The connection between our knowledge and the abyss of being is still real, and the explication must be not less magnificent.

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Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato,--at once the glory and the shame of mankind, since neither Saxon nor Roman have availed to…

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To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good…

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Aristotle and Plato are reckoned the respective heads of two schools. A wise man will see that Aristotle platonizes.

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A moody child and wildly wise Pursued the game with joyful eyes, Which chose, like meteors, their way, And rived the dark…

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The Bhagavad-Gita is an empire of thought and in its philosophical teachings Krishna has all the attributes of the full-fledged montheistic deity…

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To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation…

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The new statement will comprise the skepticisms, as well as the faiths of society, and out of unbeliefs a creed shall be…

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Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

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The order of things consents to virtue.

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Life only avails, not the having lived.

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