"My life is not an apology, but a…" — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"My life is not an apology, but a life."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
A little praise goes a great ways.

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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we… — Ibrahim Babangida
I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour. — Amy Adams
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. — John Barrymore
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has… — Samuel Butler
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. — Muhammad Ali
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had… — Willa Cather
You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I… — Cher
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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