Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his >>

One of the benefits of a college education is to show the boy its litt >>

Our best thoughts come from others. >>

Quotations about Fortune

Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. >>

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. >>

A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. >>

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo