More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."
"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them."
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."
"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."