It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

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...

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

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...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...