A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

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...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

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

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

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,...

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

Life is too brief. I had a friend whom I intended to know better. Yesterday...

Life is too brief. I had a friend whom I intended to know better. Yesterday...

The only cure for love is marriage

The only cure for love is marriage