Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men
Cause
Effect
Luck
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Society
Common sense
Example
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Books
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age
Woman
The first wealth is health.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Health
Wealth
First
The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Effort
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Coach
Feet
Man
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Creation
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Desire
Freedom
Gold
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Civilization
End
Race
Will
The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Faith
Authority
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thought
Action