Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and...

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and...