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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Greatness Quotes, Spirit Quotes

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.