Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

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...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...