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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A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

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

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

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

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

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

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you...

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you...

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...