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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Pity Quotes

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

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...

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

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.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

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

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

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Let's drink to California, way out by the sea, Where a woman's ass, and a...

Let's drink to California, way out by the sea, Where a woman's ass, and a...

One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.

One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is...

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is...