Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

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...

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

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...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts...

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts...