A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains largely in our esteem if we discover that he has some intellectual taste or skill.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

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 highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

As long as you think you're green, you'll grow. As soon as you think you're...

As long as you think you're green, you'll grow. As soon as you think you're...

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...