Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

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,...

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.