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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

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...

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

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...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

When everything seems to be going agaisnt you, remember that the airplane takes off agaisnt...

When everything seems to be going agaisnt you, remember that the airplane takes off agaisnt...

Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win.

Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win.