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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

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...

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

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...

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

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

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

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...