Ralph Waldo Emerson Character Quotes


That which we call character is a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means. It is conceived of as a certain undemonstrable force, a familiar or genius, by whose impulses the man is guided, but whose counsels he cannot impart. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 151
Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 81
Do what you know and perception is converted into character. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 63
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 62
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 43
People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 39
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 33
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character 24

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