Famous Person 3 :Ralph Waldo Emerson Inspirational quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.

The following are some of his famous quotes:

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

 "For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness."

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely...”

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”

“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”

"The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”

"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories."

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”

"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.”

“Every wall is a door.”

"The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides."

"The wise man in a storm prays to God, not for safety from danger; but for deliverance from fear."