A great man is always willing to be little.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

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

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

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...

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

All men in the abstract are just and good

All men in the abstract are just and good

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.