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

Topics: Famous Love Quotes, Love Quotes

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

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

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

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

Return something not for the possibility of a reward, but for the joy of giving...

Return something not for the possibility of a reward, but for the joy of giving...

The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but...

The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but...