For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

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

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

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.