Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to accomplish his design; - and posterity seem to follow his steps as a train of clients.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Age Quotes

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

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...

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

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.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of...

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of...

People who think that they can fool others without getting fooled by others are the...

People who think that they can fool others without getting fooled by others are the...