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Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes with context

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 to 1882) was an American essayist and lecturer. With “Nature” (1836) and “Self-Reliance” (1841) he shaped Transcendentalism, which put its trust in self-reliance and a first-hand experience of nature. He was a friend and mentor of Henry David Thoreau.

With context

  1. What grows grows for you if you have eyes for it.

    Gratitude

    From the explanation

    Growth often happens quietly: a plant puts out new leaves, a child becomes more secure, and a skill develops through many small repetitions. While we wait for a major result, these changes are already underway. Attention makes them visible and gives becoming a value of its own.

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13 quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

4 of the 13 quotes are marked as paraphrased: free renderings, not a documented wording.

Mindfulness 3

  1. Live so that each evening you can say: I lived this day.

  2. The soul has no Monday.

  3. The best thing you can do for others is to be yourself.

Gratitude 5

  1. The ordinary faithfully observed becomes the extraordinary.

  2. Life reveals itself to those who are ready to receive it.

  3. Life gives itself to everyone, but few receive it.

  4. A sunrise was never made for nothing.

  5. What belongs to you belongs to you only as long as you notice it.

Focus 4

  1. Tomorrow is where many dreams are buried.

    paraphrased

  2. Many begin from enthusiasm; few remain from faithfulness.

    paraphrased

  3. Perseverance is the quiet art of going on after the glitter fades.

    paraphrased

  4. Clarity begins where you stop trying to be everything at once.

    paraphrased

About Ralph Waldo Emerson

From “About Ralph Waldo Emerson”

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803 in Boston, into a long line of New England ministers. His father William was a clergyman at the First Church and died young. His mother Ruth kept the household going afterward under tight circumstances. Ralph was one of eight children; several brothers died young or remained ill.

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