Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

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...

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.