Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

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

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

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

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...

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

It is not the most lovable individuals who stand more in need of love, but...

It is not the most lovable individuals who stand more in need of love, but...

Melanctha Herbert was always losing what she had in all the things she saw. Melanctha...

Melanctha Herbert was always losing what she had in all the things she saw. Melanctha...