Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

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...

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,...

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

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...

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...

First thing I killed was no kind of thing at all. It was an enemy...

First thing I killed was no kind of thing at all. It was an enemy...

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we...

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we...