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RWE Random Quotes |
The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from
a distant friendly party, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the
gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.
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Ralph
Waldo Emerson, May 25, 1803
 "What
lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us." Such words from Ralph
Waldo Emerson are well known across the United States. For
other quotes by Emerson visit this Quotations
page.
Ralph Waldo
Emerson was born May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was a founder of the Transcendental
Movement and the founder of a distinctly American
philosophy emphasizing optimism, individuality, and
mysticism. Emerson was one of the most influential literary
figures of the nineteenth century. He has continued to have
profound influence upon many prominent people of this
country.
Emerson's many writings are in the public domain and may
be downloaded from the Internet and used with no fees or
restrictions. He filled his life with writing: Essays,
Books, Nature
Addresses, Uncollected
Prose, and Poetry.
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Ralph
Waldo Emerson Award
Award by: "A Tribute to
Ralph Waldo Emerson" Website (James Gagne)
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