Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Quotes

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

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.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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...

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

The step up energy demands that spirit align with psyche & propel us to another...

The step up energy demands that spirit align with psyche & propel us to another...

Processing is a fast path to spiritual awakening.

Processing is a fast path to spiritual awakening.