Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 4 quotes The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. | #187 | | Save it ? 0 ⤫ To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light. | #566 | | Save it ? 0 ⤫ When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying. | #595 | | Save it ? 1 ⤫ Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. | #809 | | Save it ? 0