Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

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...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Blame is safer than praise

Blame is safer than praise

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of...

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of...

For memory has painted this perfect day With colors that never fade, And we find...

For memory has painted this perfect day With colors that never fade, And we find...