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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Pity Quotes

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

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...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...