It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

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

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

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

If hate is such a strong word, then why do we toss around love like...

If hate is such a strong word, then why do we toss around love like...