Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.