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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

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

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

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

My love, you know you are my best friend. You know that I'd do anything...

My love, you know you are my best friend. You know that I'd do anything...

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you...

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you...

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...