In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence, which in another age and climate had pondered and thus disposed of the questions that…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

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...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...