The Way Things Turn

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Finish each day and be done with it.  You have done what you could; some  blunders and absurdities have crept in;  forget them as soon as yo...

I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the ...

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

These roses under my window  make no reference to former roses  or to better ones; they are for what they are...There is no time for them. T...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thought is the  seed of action. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of  this hour's...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be  drawn; that there is no end in nature,  but every end is...

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead  where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

What you are comes to you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

What you are comes to you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only way to have  a friend is to be one. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson