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

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

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.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

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...

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on...

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on...

The trouble with my wife is that she is a whore in the kitchen and...

The trouble with my wife is that she is a whore in the kitchen and...