Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Children are all foreigners.

Children are all foreigners.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

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.

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company,...

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company,...