Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

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...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

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

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two