Max Ehrmann Quotes

Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" . He often wrote on spiritual themes. Wikipedia  

✵ 26. September 1872 – 9. September 1945   •   Other names 麦克斯·埃尔曼
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Famous Max Ehrmann Quotes

“Go Placidly, Amid the noise and Haste & Remember what peace there may be in silence…”

Source: Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.”

Variant: Be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.

“Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.”

Source: Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

“Whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding
as it should.”

Source: Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

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