Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

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.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...