Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

That man is idle who can do something better.

If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire to organize around those priorities; or (3) the lack of discipline to execute around them? ... Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe that is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds. They haven't really internalized Habit 2 [Begin with the end in mind].

Thou shalt ever joy at eventide if thou spend the day fruitfully.

Did you do every single thing you could today, to be your best?

If your activities don't match your priorities, you are wasting your life.

I'm condemned by some inner compulsion to think about the daily rituals of my life. I have a low grade fever for improving myself in many ways, including everyday tasks.

I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.

We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.

I can't sit around doing nothing. If I'm not working, I have a habit of becoming rather insular.

As you have learnt something of time, value and make a proper use of it. Once past, it knows no return; how necessary, then, that you spend it in improving your mind and fitting it for future happiness and usefulness.

Next time, you question what you are doing - ask yourself? What could I do more? In most cases, extra time will be the greatest leverage you can apply!

We can say, 'OK, I'm going to be in the car for an hour; what can I do to improve my quality of life during that hour?'

I'm always trying to do things better than I've done them before, do them faster than I've done them before.

If I don't do something constructive every day, I feel like I have wasted my time, and I almost feel guilty for not doing something I could have learned from.

I try as hard as I can to push myself. I try to create as much as I can. I try to grow on a daily basis.

I guess I am conscious of my weaknesses, and I think pacing is probably my biggest. I don't know if I think the clarity thing is actually a weakness. It was a stylistic choice.

I think it's important how you spend your time. I try to make sure that I'm growing.

Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

While the average person is home watching TV, the Leader Without a Title is in the gym getting stronger or at the library getting smarter or at the office getting better (or with their family growing kinder). Make this day count.

We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.

I’m trying to manage myself, not just my portfolio.

I'm working to improve my methods, and every hour I save is an hour added to my life.

We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).

Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?

My time is far too valuable for me to spend any of it trying to improve myself.