More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'"
"He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth."
"Every artist was first an amateur."
"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."