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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Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

When an actress takes off her clothes onscreen but a nursing mother is told to...

When an actress takes off her clothes onscreen but a nursing mother is told to...