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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

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....

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

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...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

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.

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of...

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of...