To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.- Ralph Waldo Emerson — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sandra Day O'Connor - once she said that there are - there were no public schools in America until the 18th century,… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that there are always men who like to feel a natural superiority which is not dependent on accomplishment… — Michael Hogan Copy Share Image
“In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to… — Haseeb Qureshi Copy Share Image
“Do the thing, and you shall have the power.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Essay on Compensation” — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
“Some of your hurts you have cured, and the sharpest you've even survived. But what torments of grief you've endured from evils… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The moon looks wonderful in this warm evening light, just as a candle flame looks beautiful in the light of morning. Light… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get your emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and as… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
“Ralph Waldo Emerson explains, "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to… — Tal Ben-Shahar Copy Share Image
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
“It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”… — Casey Lane Copy Share Image
Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy .… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
