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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages...

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages...

The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.