As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

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.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...