America is another name for opportunity

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

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...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

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.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

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...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.

Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.