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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

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

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

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

My bed is a time machine. I lay down for 5 minutes and the next...

My bed is a time machine. I lay down for 5 minutes and the next...