It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for the weak to be weak.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

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...

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

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...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating,...

The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating,...

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become...

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become...