Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.


Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Summary

This quote suggests that the essence of life lies in the thoughts that occupy a person's mind throughout the day. It implies that life is shaped by one's thoughts, as they determine their focus, beliefs, and choices. By emphasizing the significance of thoughts, the quote highlights the power of the mind in molding one's reality and determining the quality of their life. It suggests that by directing their thoughts towards positivity, growth, and purpose, individuals can enhance their overall experience and improve their perception of the world.

Topics

Life
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an ex

It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.

Criss Jami

Education Famous Fame Celebrity Hurt College Emotion Emotional Intellectual Development Experimentation Experiment Impenetrable

A hard man is good to find.

A hard man is good to find.

Mae West

Good

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.

Henry David Thoreau

Eccentricity Eccentric

Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.

Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.

Rosie O'Donnell

Fear

The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. Th

The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should always be in love - that's the reason one should never marry.

Oscar Wilde

Happiness Humor Funny Love Marriage

If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience

If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Constitution useless.

Antonin Scalia

Experience

Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to b

Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man's inhumanity to man. All the same, it must be recognized that the Hindus observe Caste not because they are inhuman or wrong-headed. They observe Caste because they are deeply religious.

B. R. Ambedkar


All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

Napoleon Hill

Life Imagination

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unch

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to F

Change

Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know tha

Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know that's not the answer you want, and I don't mean that as the political thing to say, but he's a nice guy.

Neil Patrick Harris

Cool

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially sim

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.

Albert Einstein

Science

Sexual love is undoubtedly one of the chief things in life,

Sexual love is undoubtedly one of the chief things in life, and the union of mental and bodily satisfaction in the enjoyment of love is one of its culminating peaks. Apart from a few queer fanatics, all the world knows this and conducts its life accordingly; science alone is too delicate to admit it.

Sigmund Freud

Sex