America is another name for opportunity.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

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...

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

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

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

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

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.

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

...in God's name I command you to let me know as soon as you are...

...in God's name I command you to let me know as soon as you are...

No one wants to contribute to the murder of others, tell people the fact that...

No one wants to contribute to the murder of others, tell people the fact that...