Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than be warped by its attraction clean out of my own…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

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...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

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...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

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

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

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons.

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons.