Ralph Waldo Emerson

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder.

The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt read more

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely...