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

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

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.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

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...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.