Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

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.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

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...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

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.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...