More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
"People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad."
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."