I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

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

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

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

Nights are long since you've been away, I dream of you all through the day,...

Nights are long since you've been away, I dream of you all through the day,...