Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - a house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Quote by Margaret Fuller

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Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

Nature provides exceptions to every rule.

Nature provides exceptions to every rule.

Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact...

Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact...

Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact...