Every artist was first an amateur.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

I don't like the typical good-looking guy. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I like...

I don't like the typical good-looking guy. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I like...