Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes About Giving

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Conspiracy Constitution Contemplation Contentment Cooking Country Courage Courtship Creation Creative Writing Creativity Crime Criticism Critics Culture Curiosity Cynicism Dancing Darkness Daughters Death Deception Decisions Defeat Democracy Design Desire Destiny Determination Determinism Devil Devotion Diamonds Difficulty Dignity Discipline Diversity Divorce Dogma Dogs Doom Doubt Dreams Drinking Driving Duty Dying Earth Eating Economists Economy Education Effort Elections Electricity Elegance Emancipation Emotions Encouragement Encouraging Enemies Energy Enthusiasm Environment Envy Epic Equality Eternity Ethics Evidence Evil Evolution Exams Excellence Excuses Exercise Expectations Experience Eyes Failing Failure Faith Fame Family Fashion Fate Fathers Fear Feelings Fighting Finding Yourself Fitness Flight Flowers Focus Food Forgiveness Freedom Friends Friendship Frugality Funeral Funny Future Gardening Gardens Gems Generosity Genius Geography Getting Old Getting Older Ghosts Giving Giving Up Glitter Glory Goals God Gold Good Deeds Good Morning Goodness Gossip Grace Graduation Gratitude Greatness Greece Greek Grief Grieving Growing Up Growth Guns Habits Happiness Hard Times Harmony Hate Hatred Healing Health Heart Heaven Hell Helping Others Heroism Hills History Holiday Home Honesty Honor Hope Horses Hospitality House Housework Hugs Human Body Human Nature Humanity Humility Hunting Hurt Husband Hypocrisy Idealism Identity Idleness Ignorance Imagination Imitation Immortality Impulse Independence Individualism Individuality Injustice Inner Beauty Innocence Innovation Insanity Inspiration Inspirational Inspiring Integrity Intelligence Intuition Jesus Jesus Christ Jewelry Journey Joy Judgement Judging Judgment Justice Karma Kindness Knowledge Labor Language Latin Laughter Law Of Attraction Lawyers Laziness Leadership Learning Leaving Libertarianism Liberty Libraries Life Life And Love Lifetime Listening Literacy Literature Live Life Logic Loneliness Losing Loss Love Love And Friendship Love Life Loyalty Luck Luther Lying Madness Magic Making Money Management Manhood Mankind Manners Marriage Martyrdom Mask Materialism Mathematics Mediocrity Meetings Memories Mental Health Metaphysics Military Mindfulness Mining Miracles Mistakes Mom Money Monument Moon Morality Morning Motherhood Mothers Motivation Motivational Mountain Mourning Muse Music Mythology Nationalism Nature Neighbors New Beginnings Newton Nurses Obedience Observation Office Old Age Opinions Opium Opportunity Optimism Originality Overcoming Pain Painting Parents Parties Passion Past Patience Patriots Peace Perception Perfection Performing Persecution Perseverance Personality Perspective Persuasion Pessimism Pets Philanthropy Philosophy Photography Physics Piety Planning Plato Pleasure Poetry Police Politicians Politics Positive Positive Thinking Positivity Poverty Power Praise Prayer Preaching Prejudice Preparation Pride Prisons Privacy Progress Property Prophet Prosperity Prudence Public Speaking Purity Purpose Purpose Of Life Quakers Quality Quitting Rage Rain Rainbows Reading Reading Books Reality Recovery Redemption Reflection Regret Reincarnation Rejection Relationships Religion Repetition Reputation Respect Responsibility Retiring Revelations Revolution Rhetoric Ridicule Rings Risk Romance Romantic Love Running Sacrifice Sadness Safety Sailing Saints Salvation Sanity Satire School Science Security Self Confidence Self Control Self Esteem Self Love Self Reliance Self Respect Self Worth Selfishness Serenity Seven Shame Sickness Silence Simplicity Sin Sincerity Skepticism Skins Slavery Slaves Sleep Sloth Smoking Social Anxiety Social Justice Society Soldiers Solitude Songs Sorrow Soul Sparkle Speed Spirituality Sports Spring Stay Strong Strength Struggle Students Study Stupidity Style Success Suffering Summer Sunday Sunrise Sunshine Surrender Sympathy Take Care Talent Taxes Tea Teachers Teaching Teamwork Technology Temperance Temptation Terror Thankful Thankfulness 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  • Egotism is a kind of buckram that gives momentary strength and concentration to men, and seems to be much used in Nature for fabrics in which local and spasmodic energy is required.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude”, p.146, Harvard University Press
  • A beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of fine arts.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.529, Library of America
  • Cities give not the human senses room enough. We go out daily and nightly to feed the eyes on the horizon, and require so much scope, just as we need water for our bath.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.542, Library of America
  • Don't ever give up on something or someone that you can't go a full day without thinking about.

  • The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims”, p.153, Harvard University Press
  • He is the rich man in whom the people are rich, and he is the poor man in whom the people are poor; and how to give access to themasterpieces of art and nature, is the problem of civilization.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.367
  • By virtue of this science the poet is the Namer, or Language-maker, naming things sometimes after their appearance, sometimes after their essence, and giving to every one its own name and not another's, thereby rejoicing the intellect, which delights in detachment or boundary.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.192, Penguin
  • Have mountains, and waves, and skies, no significance but what we consciously give them, when we employ them as emblems of our thoughts?

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.43, Penguin
  • The charming landscape which I saw this morning is indubitably made up of some twenty or thirty farms. Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all parts, that is, the poet. This is the best part of these men's farms, yet to this their warranty-deeds give no title.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco, Joel Myerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.36, Harvard University Press
  • The refining influence is the study of art, which is the science of beauty; and I find that every man values every scrap of knowledge in art, every observation of his own in it, every hint he has caught from another. For the laws of beauty are the beauty of beauty, and give the mind the same or a higher joy than the sight of it gives the senses. The study of art is of high value to the growth of the intellect.

  • Obedience alone gives the right to command.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871”, p.298, University of Georgia Press
  • Explore, and explore, and explore. Be neither chided nor flattered out of your position of perpetual inquiry. Neither dogmatise yourself, nor accept another's dogmatism. Why should you renounce your right to traverse the star-lit deserts of truth, for the premature comforts of an acre, house, and barn? Truth also has its roof, and bed, and board. Make yourself necessary to the world, and mankind will give you bread, and if not store of it, yet such as shall not take away your property in all men's possessions, in all men's affections, in art, in nature, and in hope.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1876). “Nature: Addresses, and Lectures”, p.152
  • In dreams we are true poets; we create the persons of the drama; we give them appropriate figures faces, costumes; they are perfect in their organs, attitudes, manners; moreover they speak after their own characters, not ours; and we listen with surprise to what they say.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Poetry and Imagination”, p.24, Editora Dracaena
  • What art can paint or gild any object in after life with the glow which nature gives to the first baubles of childhood? St. Peter's cannot have the magical power over us that the red and gold covers of our first picture-book possessed.

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude”, p.53, Harvard University Press
  • Power is what they want, not candy-power to execute their design, power to give legs and feet, form and actuality to their thought; which, to a clear-sighted man, appears the end for which the universe exists, and all its resources might be well applied.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.365
  • Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.110, Courier Corporation
  • Culture implies all which gives the mind possession of its own powers, as languages to the critic, telescope to the astronomer. Culture alters the political status of an individual. It raises a rival royalty in a monarchy. 'Tis king against king. It is ever a romance of history in all dynasties--the co-presence of the revolutionary force in intellect. It creates a personal independence which the monarch cannot look down, and to which he must often succumb.

  • He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests; he gives an independent, genuine verdict. You must court him: he does not court you. But the man is, as it were, clapped into jail by his consciousness.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). “The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.11, Penguin
  • A man is a little thing whilst he works by and for himself, but, when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, is godlike, his word is current in all countries; and all men, though his enemies, are made his friends and obey it as their own.

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  • Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.166, Harvard University Press
  • There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.104, Harvard University Press
  • The modernness of all good books seems to give men an existence as wide as man.

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  • At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles. Friend, client, child, sickness, fear, want, charity, all knock at once at thy closet door and say,—'Come out unto us.' But keep thy state; come not into their confusion. The power men possess to annoy me I give them by a weak curiosity. No man can come near me but through my act.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.52, 谷月社
  • Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.118, Courier Corporation
  • Successful people live well, laugh often, and love much. They've filled a niche and accomplished tasks so as to leave the world better than they found it, while looking for the best in others, and giving the best they have.

  • Give all to love; Obey thy heart.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert J. Von Frank (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Major Poetry”, p.81, Harvard University Press
  • Hither rolls the storm of heat; I feel its finer billows beat Like a sea which me infolds; Heat with viewless fingers moulds, Swells, and mellows, and matures, Paints, and flavors, and allures, Bird and brier inly warms, Still enriches and transforms, Gives the reed and lily length, Adds to oak and oxen strength, Transforming what it doth infold, Life out of death, new out of old.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.182, Delphi Classics
  • The only compensation which war offers for its manifold mischiefs, is in the great personal qualities to which it gives scope and occasion.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1911). “Works: English traits, Conduct of life”
  • A sleeping child gives me the impression of a traveler in a very far country.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson, Waldo Emerson Forbes (1911). “Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1820-1872 [1876] Ed”
  • The spirit only can teach. Not any profane man, not any sensual, not any liar, not any slave can teach, but only he can give, whohas; he only can create, who is. The man on whom the soul descends, through whom the soul speaks, alone can teach. Courage, piety, love, wisdom, can teach; and every man can open his door to these angels, and they shall bring him the gift of tongues. But the man who aims to speak as books enable, as synods use, as the fashion guides, and as interest commands, babbles. Let him hush.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1123, Delphi Classics
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Conspiracy Constitution Contemplation Contentment Cooking Country Courage Courtship Creation Creative Writing Creativity Crime Criticism Critics Culture Curiosity Cynicism Dancing Darkness Daughters Death Deception Decisions Defeat Democracy Design Desire Destiny Determination Determinism Devil Devotion Diamonds Difficulty Dignity Discipline Diversity Divorce Dogma Dogs Doom Doubt Dreams Drinking Driving Duty Dying Earth Eating Economists Economy Education Effort Elections Electricity Elegance Emancipation Emotions Encouragement Encouraging Enemies Energy Enthusiasm Environment Envy Epic Equality Eternity Ethics Evidence Evil Evolution Exams Excellence Excuses Exercise Expectations Experience Eyes Failing Failure Faith Fame Family Fashion Fate Fathers Fear Feelings Fighting Finding Yourself Fitness Flight Flowers Focus Food Forgiveness Freedom Friends Friendship Frugality Funeral Funny Future Gardening Gardens Gems Generosity Genius Geography Getting Old Getting Older Ghosts Giving Giving Up Glitter Glory Goals God Gold Good Deeds Good Morning Goodness Gossip Grace Graduation Gratitude Greatness Greece Greek Grief Grieving Growing Up Growth Guns Habits Happiness Hard Times Harmony Hate Hatred Healing Health Heart Heaven Hell Helping Others Heroism Hills History Holiday Home Honesty Honor Hope Horses Hospitality House Housework Hugs Human Body Human Nature Humanity Humility Hunting Hurt Husband Hypocrisy Idealism Identity Idleness Ignorance Imagination Imitation Immortality Impulse Independence Individualism Individuality Injustice Inner Beauty Innocence Innovation Insanity Inspiration Inspirational Inspiring Integrity Intelligence Intuition Jesus Jesus Christ Jewelry Journey Joy Judgement Judging Judgment Justice Karma Kindness Knowledge Labor Language Latin Laughter Law Of Attraction Lawyers Laziness Leadership Learning Leaving Libertarianism Liberty Libraries Life Life And Love Lifetime Listening Literacy Literature Live Life Logic Loneliness Losing Loss Love Love And Friendship Love Life Loyalty Luck Luther Lying Madness Magic Making Money Management Manhood Mankind Manners Marriage Martyrdom Mask Materialism Mathematics Mediocrity Meetings Memories Mental Health Metaphysics Military Mindfulness Mining Miracles Mistakes Mom Money Monument Moon Morality Morning Motherhood Mothers Motivation Motivational Mountain Mourning Muse Music Mythology Nationalism Nature Neighbors New Beginnings Newton Nurses Obedience Observation Office Old Age Opinions Opium Opportunity Optimism Originality Overcoming Pain Painting Parents Parties Passion Past Patience Patriots Peace Perception Perfection Performing Persecution Perseverance Personality Perspective Persuasion Pessimism Pets Philanthropy Philosophy Photography Physics Piety Planning Plato Pleasure Poetry Police Politicians Politics Positive Positive Thinking Positivity Poverty Power Praise Prayer Preaching Prejudice Preparation Pride Prisons Privacy Progress Property Prophet Prosperity Prudence Public Speaking Purity Purpose Purpose Of Life Quakers Quality Quitting Rage Rain Rainbows Reading Reading Books Reality Recovery Redemption Reflection Regret Reincarnation Rejection Relationships Religion Repetition Reputation Respect Responsibility Retiring Revelations Revolution Rhetoric Ridicule Rings Risk Romance Romantic Love Running Sacrifice Sadness Safety Sailing Saints Salvation Sanity Satire School Science Security Self Confidence Self Control Self Esteem Self Love Self Reliance Self Respect Self Worth Selfishness Serenity Seven Shame Sickness Silence Simplicity Sin Sincerity Skepticism Skins Slavery Slaves Sleep Sloth Smoking Social Anxiety Social Justice Society Soldiers Solitude Songs Sorrow Soul Sparkle Speed Spirituality Sports Spring Stay Strong Strength Struggle Students Study Stupidity Style Success Suffering Summer Sunday Sunrise Sunshine Surrender Sympathy Take Care Talent Taxes Tea Teachers Teaching Teamwork Technology Temperance Temptation Terror Thankful Thankfulness Thanksgiving Theology This Day Time Time And Space Time Management Tobacco Today Trade Tradition Tragedy Train Training Transcendentalism Transformation Travel True Friends True Love Trust Truth Twilight Ugliness Unbelief Understanding Unity Universe Values Victory Violence Virtue Vision Vocation Volunteer Waiting Walking Wall War Water Weakness Wealth Weed Well Being Wife Wilderness Wine Winning Winter Wisdom Wit Work Worry Worship Writing Yoga Youth