Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

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...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

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 value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

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...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

A bride is a woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

A bride is a woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...