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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Church Quotes, Religion Quotes

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

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...

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

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...

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

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...

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...