Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not thine

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or...

Good manners are the technique of expressing considerations for the feelings of others.

Good manners are the technique of expressing considerations for the feelings of others.

Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws