The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is properly no history; only biography

There is properly no history; only biography

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Sprinkle joy.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is...

The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is...

To myself alone do I owe my fame.

To myself alone do I owe my fame.