The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul Auteur: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from…” “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” “Standing on the bare ground,--my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted int…”