From Simran Khurana,
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What many people do not know about Ralph Waldo Emerson is that he was a pastor in a church in Boston. His personal religious and philosophical thinking, as well as the influences of other writers of his time led him to become deeply interested in transcendentalism. Here is a list of Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes for you to enjoy and gain from. If you want me to include your favorite Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes on this site, please fill out the quotation suggestion form.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
Oh, tenderly the haughty day, Fills his blue urn with fire.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
Heroism feels and never reasons and therefore is always right.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
In the vaunted works of Art, The master-stroke is Nature’s part.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.