Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong what is against it

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

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

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

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

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

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

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

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

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

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

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.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has...

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has...

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the...

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the...