Favorite Quotes » Ralph Waldo Emerson

Live and Live Well

Kelley Taylor — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:17:03 +0000

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty Within

Kelley Taylor — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:20:07 +0000

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Art”

Success

Kelley Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:36:18 +0000

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth’s beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.”

- Elisabeth-Anne “Bessie” Anderson Stanley
often missattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson or Robert Louis Stevenson

Sharing with Others

kelleytaylor — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:43:52 +0000

“The only gift is a portion of thyself.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

What Lies Beneath

Kelley Taylor — Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:11:47 +0000

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Authenticity, Capabilities, Challenges, Character, Desire, Dreams, Empathy, Expressing oneself, Genius, Greatness, Knowledge, Light, Love, Passion, Power, Qualities, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Situations, strength, Struggle, Talent, vision, Wisdom