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Misattributed quotes — Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803–1882 United States

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12 quotes

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

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As soon as there is life there is danger.

Misattributed Actually from De l'Allemagne (1813)

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

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No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.

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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

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

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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.

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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting—a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.

Misattributed Though attributed to Emerson in Edwards' A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908)

Variation: If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods the world will make a beaten path to his door.

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To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ralph Waldo Emerson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.