Quotes about Influence
A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If a man own land, the land owns him.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The greatest man in history was the poorest
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee, and do not try to make the universe a blind alley.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote these books.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nor knowest thou what argumentThy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent.All are needed by each one;Nothing is fair or good alone.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson