Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Humility Quotes, Opposites Quotes

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with...

I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with...