Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

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

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

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.