If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

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

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

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...

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...

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

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...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him...

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him...

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve