Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which they never enter, and with their hands on the door-latch they die outside.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

You cannot see the mountain near

You cannot see the mountain near

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything...

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything...

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism....

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism....