Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

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...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

The best mirror is an old friend.

The best mirror is an old friend.