More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"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."
"You become what you think about all day long."
"Be an opener of doors"
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."