A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, he is godlike.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

I consider it a public duty to answer falsifications with facts. I will not pretend...

I consider it a public duty to answer falsifications with facts. I will not pretend...

Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him.

Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him.

The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.

The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.