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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Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

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...

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.