A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.