"Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"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" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A man is what he thinks about all day long" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Don't say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Every artist was first an amateur." - Ralph Waldo Emerson