They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party; but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Day Quotes, Gifts Quotes

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

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.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.