Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

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

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

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

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...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and...

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and...