A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

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...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

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...