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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Finish each day and be done...


Biography - Ralph Waldo Emerson:

American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.


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"You must finish a term & finish every day, & be done with it. For manners, & for wise living, it is a vice to remember. You have done what you could — some blunders & absurdities no doubt crept in forget them as fast as you can tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well & serenely, & with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."

Letter to Ellen Emerson, Concord, April 8, 1854



Internet Archive - The Letters Of Ralph Wald Emerson (en) 




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Translation

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French
Termine ta journée et n'en parlons plus. Tu as fait ce que tu as pu. Des impairs et des absurdités s'y sont sans doute glissés, mais oublie-les bien vite. Demain est un autre jour : tâche de bien le commencer et avec sérénité, sans laisser ta bonne humeur s'encombrer de tes sottises passées.




See also 

See also...



The sun is new each day.

Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.




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Earth laughs in flowers.





Money often costs too much.





The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.












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