Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Quote of the Week 26

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

 Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Triggered by a recent tweet:

"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself."

| Ralph Waldo Emerson

— Philosophy Thoughts (@Philosophy_DQ) June 6, 2026

Source: Self-Reliance (final sentences) from Essays: First Series (1841)

Initial quote therein - originally by Aulus Persius Flaccus:

“Ne te quaesiveris extra.”

(Do not seek for things outside of yourself)