Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

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...

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

Excessive power sees power beyond its power

During the whole period of written history, it is not the workers but the robbers...

During the whole period of written history, it is not the workers but the robbers...