In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.