Ralph Waldo Emerson

The intuition of the moral sentiment is an insight of the perfection of the laws of the soul. These laws execute themselves. They are out of time, out of space, and not subject to circumstance.

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These are some quotes by American author Ralph Waldo Emerson Poet, who lived between May 25, 1803 and April 27, 1882.

Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

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