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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

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.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

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

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

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...