Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth in him, if he rests at last on the divine soul, I see not how it can be otherwise

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

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...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense...

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense...