For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Change Quotes, Compromise Quotes, Life Quotes

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

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...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

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.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

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.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.