Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes About Failure

• When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

• In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Fear, Failure

  Essays "Prudence" (1841)

• Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Motivational, Success

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.4008, Delphi Classics

• Meet your failure nobly, and it will not differ from success.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Success, Failure

• In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Honesty, Integrity, Failure

• Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Spiritual, Failure, Spurs

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.267, Penguin

• Wherever there is failure, there is some giddiness, some superstition about luck, some step omitted, which, Nature never pardons.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Failure, Luck, Superstitions

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2014). “The Portable Emerson”, p.340, Penguin

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