All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

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...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a...

When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a...

You've got a way with me. Somehow you got me to believe in everything that...

You've got a way with me. Somehow you got me to believe in everything that...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

When we love, we admire with the heart.

When we love, we admire with the heart.

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...