Explore all wisdom shared by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work."
"Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed."
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
"Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood."
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."