A great man is always willing to be little.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

Sprinkle joy.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...