All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

We must be our own before we can be another's.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Creativity is to think more efficiently

Creativity is to think more efficiently