Every burned book enlightens the world.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

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...

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

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

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

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who looks at it when it...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who looks at it when it...

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to...

The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to...