Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

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.

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

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

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

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

It (destiny) is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young,...

It (destiny) is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young,...