A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

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...

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

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

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.