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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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

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...

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

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

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

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...