Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one of these two sides, to find the other: given the upper, to find the under…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

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...

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Blame is safer than praise

Blame is safer than praise

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to...

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to...

I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so

I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so