America is another name for opportunity.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

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...

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.

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as youre sitting down.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as youre sitting down.

Dont talk to me about Valentines Day. At my age an affair of the heart...

Dont talk to me about Valentines Day. At my age an affair of the heart...

Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (Job 32:7).

Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (Job 32:7).