Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

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...

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...