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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

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...

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

What you declare you will achieve.

What you declare you will achieve.

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...