Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with it? Very little to be sure. But the real question is, What it will do with you? You will come here and get books that…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life is a progress, and not a station.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

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...

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

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

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

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...

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...

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....