If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Culture, with us, ends in headache

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

It changed me more than anything else. You don't want to get to that place...

It changed me more than anything else. You don't want to get to that place...

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.