Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give...

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give...

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

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...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...