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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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...