Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives. Don't waste yourself in rejection, or bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and

Summary

This quote is encouraging individuals to adopt a positive and optimistic mindset rather than dwelling on negativity or constantly criticizing. It advises against being a cynical and disheartened individual who focuses on the bad and complains about it. Instead, it suggests embracing positivity and consistently presenting affirmative ideas. The quote encourages spreading the appreciation for the good things in life, rather than wasting energy on rejecting or berating the negative aspects. It emphasizes the importance of embracing and celebrating the beauty and goodness that exists.

Topics

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots i

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be

On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily as lying down.

I think that when we have a better educated society, when th

I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.

I never wanted to get married. The last thing I wanted was i

I never wanted to get married. The last thing I wanted was infinite security and to be the place an arrow shoots off from. I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.

Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Chapt

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy.

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

Albert Einstein

God Power Faith

There are two things in life that I really wanted to do: be

There are two things in life that I really wanted to do: be an actress, and to be in skin care, and I've gotten to do both of them.

Victoria Principal

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for t

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Benjamin Franklin

I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to f

I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to finance, I do some acting, I do some directing... Apart from that, if I could get lower that a ten handicap on my golf game I'd be thrilled.

Now we wake up with our memoryand fix our gazes on that whic

Now we wake up with our memoryand fix our gazes on that which was;whispering sweetness, which once coursed through us,sits silently beside us with loosened hair

Rainer Maria Rilke

Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual wha

Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.

Carl Clinton Van Doren

I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chim

I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.