Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

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...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

True love stories never have endings

True love stories never have endings