I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best in any book is translatable -- any real insight or broad human sentiment.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Children are all foreigners.

Children are all foreigners.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

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

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

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Count your blessings.

Count your blessings.

Having someone who understands is a great blessing for ourselves. Being someone who understands is...

Having someone who understands is a great blessing for ourselves. Being someone who understands is...