A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

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...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity, the mother of invention

Necessity, the mother of invention

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival...

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival...