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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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.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

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.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.