Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic

Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the...

Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the...