Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

You each have the same energy and it sings within you. You need not be shy of it, it is your own. You need not look to gurus, or Gods, or Seths. It dwells within your own being.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

To seek greatness outside yourself is turn your back on the treasure within.

Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

I believe there is a spirit within us, which we nurture based upon our efforts and what we bring to the world. But it doesn't come from the outside; it comes from the inside.

A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.

Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom.

I really don't have any secrets. I've never met a photographer whose work I respected that had a secret because the secret lies within each and every one of us.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

The next frontier is not in front of us but inside us.

The only knowledge which satisfies us is one which is subject to no external standards but springs from the inner life of the personality.

You don't have a soul; you are your own soul. In other words, you are not this book, your social security card, your body, or your mind. You are you.

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

You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well.

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.

We lack faith in *what* exists within us because we lack faith in *Who* exists within us.

Others can inspire you, but ultimately the only thing that empowers you is what lies within you and learning how to better utilize what you’ve been given.

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

Become aware that you already possess all the inner wisdom, strength, and creativity needed to make your dreams come true.