Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

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.

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo...

CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo...

One trouble with growing older is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous...

One trouble with growing older is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous...

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long...

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long...