Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

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.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner...

The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner...

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...