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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson - The thing done avails, and not...


Biography - Ralph Waldo Emerson:

American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

The thing done avails, and not what is said about it. An original sentence, a step forward, is worth more than all the censures.



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What's done cannot be undone.





It is very obvious that we are not influenced by “facts” but by our interpretation of the facts.





To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.





The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.





When you are studying any matter, or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only: What are the facts, and what is the truth that the facts bear out. Never let yourself be diverted, either by what you wish to believe, or what you think could have beneficent social effects if it were believed; but look only and solely at what are the facts.





Facts have to be discovered by observation, not by reasoning.











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Ralph Waldo Emerson also said...


Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.





To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.





Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.





Earth laughs in flowers.





Money often costs too much.





The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.












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