Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Sprinkle joy.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

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.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

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...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...