A nation never falls but by suicide

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Society Quotes

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

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...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make 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.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that...

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that...

Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it

Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.