Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.

Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.

If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

If you're waiting for someone to believe in you, you'll be waiting forever. You must believe in yourself.

I think we can be our own gods. I believe in myself.

There exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.

Trust your ability!

You have to have confidence. You can't be someone who's so insecure that she's a basket case.

If there's no inner peace, people can't give it to you. The husband can't give it to you. Your children can't give it to you. You have to give it to you.

You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.

Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.

You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing, I want to know that I can rely on my own intuition to fix it.

How one life turns out is not dependent on what people do to us or what they don't do for us.

I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.