Quotes about Inspiration
The ancestor of every action is a thought. Ralph Waldo Emerson
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the bosom of God; he is nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws, at his need, inexhaustible power. Who can set bounds to the possibilities of man?
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is too short to waste In critic peep or cynic bark, Quarrel or reprimand: 'Twill soon be dark; Up, heed thine own aim, and God speed the mark!
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind, and when the same thought occurs to another man, it is the key to that era.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The true poem is the poet's mind; the true ship is the ship-builder.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
He thought it happier to be dead, To die for Beauty, than live for bread.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
When an artist runs out of inspiration or a scholar wearies of books, they always have the ability to live. Character is more important than intellect. Life is primary; our thoughts about it are secondary.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
all nature is the rapid efflux of goodness executing and organizing itself.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is health of every man.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The condition of true naming, on the poet's part, is his resigning himself to the divine aura which breathes through forms, and accompanying that.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson