When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.