Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson left the Unitarian ministry in 1832 and became the leading voice of New England Transcendentalism. His Essays: First Series (1841) contains Self-Reliance, Friendship and Circles. He was an early supporter of his younger neighbour Henry David Thoreau.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.