Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Blame is safer than praise

Blame is safer than praise

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...