A good intention clothes itself with power

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Clothes Quotes, Power Quotes

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

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

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

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

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...

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's...

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...