![Good men must not obey the laws too well.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-zFjxqk3ZQ/X0bCiHPZZDI/AAAAAAAACMA/zoQB9cnxGtkmbe_9yRSRQdim7VgZhZ4twCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/good-men-must-not-obey-the-laws-too-well-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-good-men.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Good men must not obey the laws too well.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-zFjxqk3ZQ/X0bCiHPZZDI/AAAAAAAACMA/zoQB9cnxGtkmbe_9yRSRQdim7VgZhZ4twCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/good-men-must-not-obey-the-laws-too-well-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-good-men.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_Mh-2I4SSQ/X1tnbDsbUgI/AAAAAAAAGes/49HLmoYj634JtI2BWwxenUrA9VDmGbaAACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/for-every-minute-you-are-angry-you-lose-sixty-seconds-of-happiness.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
![Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PxcUkcphbmA/X1t1vBaSRGI/AAAAAAAAIYY/yaK3mTBT3rIJBTdEVKVESSMO_ElsX5vwwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/make-the-most-of-yourselffor-that-is-all-there-is-of-you.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.
![There is creative reading as well as creative writing.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_l9vFxzx21w/X1uLQOkz2LI/AAAAAAAAKn0/myS6OhX3iz0Ugx43fREGVMJszrgKVbvUgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/there-is-creative-reading-as-well-as-creative-writing.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
![Hitch your wagon to a star.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yTBw8XbKotY/X0bDHa1T4tI/AAAAAAAACVs/jq7bue_m9tcd3pzp7Jf0wWwcp15PW9ThwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/hitch-your-wagon-to-a-star-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-motivational.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Hitch your wagon to a star.
![All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukwheASTqNw/X1tdAOx6aNI/AAAAAAAAFfs/SLV7nxOJcTU12DpGB2z7tG2gBWXDMqNkQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/all-i-have-seen-teaches-me-to-trust-the-creator-for-all-i-have-not-seen.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
![It is not length of life, but depth of life.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B74NPS4Y0YY/X0bIhYYFRZI/AAAAAAAADmk/R8tPjj2CJ7ABk9_W_ZoHM8wFu0qFxoz8gCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/it-is-not-length-of-life-but-depth-of-life-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
![The first wealth is health.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x0Qhf9XTKr0/X0bPJJM1gzI/AAAAAAAAE3A/D1NJtasES200DHVkd-s5OXaKH1jJBsnOgCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/the-first-wealth-is-health-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-health.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The first wealth is health.
![We acquire the strength we have overcome.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zQ6YNZBmnk8/X0bRPibErMI/AAAAAAAAFRE/469USXErumAR86o0V2tE-uvDNGZPs7BdACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/we-acquire-the-strength-we-have-overcome-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-strength.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
We acquire the strength we have overcome.
![Power and speed be hands and feet.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_SAMRjfadSY/X0bNSdSENRI/AAAAAAAAEOU/wmCDY2Wxp2UAl-7stH2jNRmd3NbxKrjiwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/power-and-speed-be-hands-and-feet-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-power.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Power and speed be hands and feet.
![We aim above the mark to hit the mark.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YJTBRS_Umso/X0bRP19tdjI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/lFe8BOV0A0ofRdWjh_IEAN92jh7Cou3TwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/we-aim-above-the-mark-to-hit-the-mark-quotes-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-motivational.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
![Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tvTh7mGIw_M/X1tjmzSNZ8I/AAAAAAAAGO8/lUlZh1wlSGIbtw8emcJ3nvYLjOWDiUx6wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/envy-is-ignorance-imitation-is-suicide.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)