A good intention clothes itself with power

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Clothes Quotes, Power Quotes

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...

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

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

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

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...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.