Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

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

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

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

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

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

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

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 disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear...

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear...

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been...

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been...