Ralph Waldo Emerson.
How does one person contain and emit such immeasurable wisdom and profound ponderings?
There are those we are most familiar with:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
But there are those that are not so common, but still strike such a chord with so many people on so many levels that they are hard to ignore. Enjoy:
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
"The earth laughs in flowers."
"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."
But I would say that this one is one of my all-time favorites.
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Today . . . decide who you want to be. And get in touch with your inner Emerson.
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