Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

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...

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

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

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

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

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

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

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

All men in the abstract are just and good

All men in the abstract are just and good

Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic...

Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic...

Man is the measure of all things.

Man is the measure of all things.