Courage
Self-trust is the essence of heroism.
From “Heroism” (1841)
Always do what you are afraid to do.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
All quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson →
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.