Ralph Waldo Emerson

Can anyone remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce? ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1870)

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing great was every achieved without enthusiasm ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every artist was first an amateur ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson