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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Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

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

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

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

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...

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...