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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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

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

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.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

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.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as...

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as...