Ralph Waldo Emerson Influence Quotations

The best efforts of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

All natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.

The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.

For, truly speaking, whoever provokes me to a good act or thought has given me a pledge of his fidelity to virtue,--he has come under the bonds to adhere to that cause to which we are jointly attached.

Shakespeare will never be made by the study of Shakespeare.

The whole constitution of property on its present tenures, is injurious, and its influence on persons deteriorating and degrading.

Really, all things and persons are related to us, but according to our nature, they act on us not at once, but in succession, andwe are made aware of their presence one at a time. All persons, all things which we have known, are here present, and many more than we see; the world is full.

There is nothing in history to parallel the influence of Jesus Christ.

Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.

Throw a stone into the stream and the ripples that propagate themselves are the beautiful type of all influence.

Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?