I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Giving Quotes

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

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...

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...

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

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

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

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can...

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can...

He who has great power should use it lightly.

He who has great power should use it lightly.