If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the new stand side by side...when the glories of the old can be compensated by the rich…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

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,...

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Now that he has changed the weather, Lion and lamb can vote together. God bless...

Now that he has changed the weather, Lion and lamb can vote together. God bless...

One of my movies was called True Lies. It's what the Democrats should have called...

One of my movies was called True Lies. It's what the Democrats should have called...