Creative Quotations from Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882) born on May 25

US "philosopher, poet, essayist". "He was the main spokesman of his time for moral optimism and belief in the individual: "Self-Reliance," 1844."

A field cannot well be seen from within the field.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.

A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts.

A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
R:	"In "My Favorite Quotations," by Norman Vincent Peale, 1990."
A:	"In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."
N:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
K:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."