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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Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

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

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

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...

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...