Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Beauty within itself should not be wasted.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello.

You must all, somewhere deep in your hearts, believe that you have a special beauty that is like no other and that is so valuable that you must not abandon it. Indeed, you must learn to cherish it.

But if our sex would but well consider and rationally ponder, they will perceive and find that it is neither words nor place that can advance them, but worth and merit.

Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good.

Beauty is about what's inside us, loving who we are and nurturing that. Outward beauty can really blossom from there.

She was also incredibly confident, with a way of moving and talking that communicated that she didn't need anyone to tell her she was beautiful or worthwhile.

I am a human being, not a human doing. Don't equate your self-worth with how well you do things in life. You aren't what you do. If you are what you do, then when you don't . . , you aren't.

You're special-not because of what you have. You're special because of who you are.

Beauty holds more worth than gold.

Your net worth is not the same thing as your self-worth. Your value is not based on your valuables.

We can only be valued as we make ourselves valuable.

It doesn't matter whether you're the king of a country or... a fabulous Beatle; it's what's inside that counts.

Each woman needs to know herself and think that the clothes are here to make her more beautiful, because the person is more important than the clothes.

I come to the understanding that maybe what was on the inside was more important, and that your outer covering didn't count so much as folks thought it did, colored or white, man or woman.

When we persist in looking for and finding what there is to value within our self, we discover a pure and loving being.

You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

See, Colie, it's all about understanding. We're all worth something.

I keep telling myself that I'm a human being, an imperfect human being who's not made to look like a doll, and that who I am as a person is more important than whether at that moment I have a nice figure.

You're beautiful, but you're empty.... No one could die for you.

A man's ledger does not tell what he is, or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is on him, if you would know what he is worth-whether rich or poor.

True abundance isn't based on our net worth, it's based on our self-worth.

If you're a little mouseburger, come with me. I was a mouseburger and I will help you. You're so much more wonderful than you think. Cosmopolitan is shot full of this stuff although outsiders don't realize it. It is, in its way, an inspiration magazine.

How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin - that's what really makes you beautiful.