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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

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...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

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...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

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

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

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.