Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Ralph Waldo EmersonEssay 'Circles', Essays: First Series (1841)
About Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement. (1803-1882)
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.Essay 'Friendship', Essays: First Series (1841)
- Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.Essay 'Self-Reliance' (1841)
- Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.Essay 'Self-Reliance' (1841)
- To be great is to be misunderstood.Essay 'Self-Reliance' (1841)
- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.Essay 'Self-Reliance' (1841)
- Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.Essay 'Prudence', Essays: First Series (1841)
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