Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

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

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

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

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.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

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...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

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...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.

Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.

Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure...

Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure...