If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population. When it reaches its true law of action, every man that is born will be hailed as essential.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.