Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

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

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and...

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and...

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified...

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified...