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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

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,...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

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.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because...

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because...