Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

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.

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

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...

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...