Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

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...

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

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...

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

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...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States,...

And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States,...

He who possesses the source of Enthusiasm Will achieve great things. Doubt not. You will...

He who possesses the source of Enthusiasm Will achieve great things. Doubt not. You will...