EMERSON QUOTES ABOUT LIFE

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

“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.”

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

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

“Life is a journey, not a destination.”

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

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

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” BOOKS AND DOGS QUOTES

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”

“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“To be great is to be misunderstood.”

“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.”

“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it, nothing great was ever achieved.”

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”

“A great man is always willing to be little.”

“Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy.”