Ralph Waldo Emerson on Determination Quotes

"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."

"Do that which you fear to do, and the death of fear is certain."

"A great man is always willing to be little."

"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life."

"The force of character is cumulative."

"Fear always springs from ignorance."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"Insist on yourself; never imitate."

"Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force; that thoughts rule the world."

"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason."

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within."

"A man, a minister, a king, any person who is to do anything great and new, must be self-centered."

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

"The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

"The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried."

"Every spirit builds itself a house, and beyond its house a world, and beyond its world a heaven."

"The key to every man is his thought."

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."

"Whatever game you play with, fate will at last be the winner."

"Victory is in the challenge, not in the outcome."

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

"The world makes way for the man who knows whither he is going."

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."

"Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams."

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could."

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs."

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far."

"Faith consists in believing the excuses of the heart."