Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

People who see themselves as victims are known not to be sensitive to the suffering of others.

I think that people are innately good.

What I have inside of me is more powerful than anything the world could ever offer me.

We all have that superhero inside us, but it's about tapping into it and embracing it and owning it.

When one speaks of humanity, the idea is fundamental that this is something which separates and distinguishes man from nature. In reality, however, there is no such separation: "natural" qualities and those called truly "human" are inseparably grown together. Man, in his highest and noblest capacities, is wholly nature and embodies its uncanny dual character. Those of his abilities which are terrifying and considered inhuman may even be the fertile soil out of which alone all humanity can grow in impulse, deed, and work.

The most enduring sort of power is realizing the power within.

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We have affection. We have genes for usefulness, and usefulness is about as close to a 'common goal' of nature as I can guess at.

Opportunity never knocks; it is within you.

Your miracles are an inside job. Go there to create the magic that you seek in your life.

Someone should keep reminding Mr. Average Man that he was born free, divine, strong; uncrushable by fate, society, or hell itself; and that he is a child of God, equal heir to all the bounties of God; and that goodness is riches, kindness is power, and freedom is glory. Above all, every man is born with an inner capacity to take him as far as his imagination can dream or envision-providing he is free to dream and envision.

Achievement doesn't come from what we do, but from who we are. Our worldly power results from our personal power. Our career is an extension of our personality.

All progress and power are already in every man; perfection is man's nature, only it is barred in and prevented from taking its proper course.

There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.

It has been my experience that people who are at cross-purposes with nature are cynical about mankind and ill at ease with themselves.

I'm just a man, no more or no less. Bad as the worst, good as the best.

Command the space of your beingness - a space where you are allowed to grow into your true, unique nature.

Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

You cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.

This is the one great idea to understand that our power is already ours, our salvation is already within us.

You have untold strengths and resources inside. You have your glorious self.

When we consider we are bound to be serviceable to mankind, and bear with their faults, we shall perceive there is a common tie of nature and relation between us.

Owning our power means claiming the credibility and uniqueness of our own humanity.

I want people to see their own power.

The consequence is that every man comes to know himself solely in terms of his power for defence and attack.