More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is not the length of life, but the depth."
"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
"In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity."
"Some books leave us free and some books make us free."