Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Death Quotes

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

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...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance...

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance...

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.