It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

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.

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...

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

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 reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

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...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

A great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the...

A great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the...

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life...

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life...