Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who ha >>

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is gracefu >>

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world >>

Quotations about Ambition

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. >>

Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small >>

Ambition makes the same mistake concerning power that avarice makes co >>

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo