America is another name for opportunity.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

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

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

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

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...

Only for the phony is commercialism-the bending of creativity to common utility-a naughty word. To...

Only for the phony is commercialism-the bending of creativity to common utility-a naughty word. To...

Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...