Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for it is that which all are practicing every day while they live

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

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...

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.