
Showing Big Ideas
1 to
17 of
17

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall...
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
from The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Famous Quotes on:
Courage, Growth
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Inspirational Quotes on:
Courage, Rich
And truly it demands something godlike in him who cast off the common motives of humanity and ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Motivational Quotes on:
Courage, Individuality, God
Cause and effect, means and ends, seed and fruit, cannot be severed; for the effect already blooms in the cause, the end preexists in the means, the fruit in the seed.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
from Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Development Quotes on:
Wisdom
Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Famous Quotes on:
Action, Focus
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Inspirational Quotes on:
Courage, Individuality
Envy is ignorance. Imitation is suicide.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Motivational Quotes on:
Courage, Individuality
God will not have his work made manifest by cowards.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
from Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Development Quotes on:
Courage, Risk, God
Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed!
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Famous Quotes on:
Action, Dream
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Inspirational Quotes on:
Love, Friend
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Motivational Quotes on:
Confidence
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
from The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Development Quotes on:
Confidence
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Famous Quotes on:
Love, Life
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this. The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong what is against it.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Inspirational Quotes on:
Love
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Motivational Quotes on:
Energy, Achieve
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your mind.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Self-Development Quotes on:
Attitude, Integrity
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Famous Quotes on:
Courage, Challenges
People only see what they are prepared to see.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Inspirational Quotes on:
Attitude, Perception, People
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Motivational Quotes on:
Attitude, People
Speak what you think today in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradicts everything you said today.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Self-Development Quotes on:
Courage
Inspiration. Empowerment. Wisdom. Get Big Ideas from the great thinkers--from Buddha, Rumi, Aurelius, Nietzsche, Rand & Buscaglia to today's masters: Dyer, Robbins, Covey, Coelho and so many more. Master time management, learn to love, find your purpose. Live with happiness. Think Areté. 3 minutes a day. It's Free.
Sign up now!
Action Courage Death Energy God Individuality Life Love People Perception Power Self Reliance Strong Think Trust Wisdom
Whenever I make a bum decision, I just go out and make another.
~ Harry Truman
Quotes on: Courage, Decide
Testimonials
“I've looked at several sites similar to this one. ThinkArete is by far the best of its kind. It's very easy to navigate through and gets to the point. Excellent!”
~ -
See all | Share yours >>
