Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or cou >>

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim. >>

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap >>

Quotations about Sincerity

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. >>

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, >>

Sincerity is the luxury allowed, like diadems and authority, only to t >>

Sincerity is the luxury allowed, like diadems and authority, only to the highest rank. Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo