There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

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...

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

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...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just...

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just...