Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries, when they wrote these books.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

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

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

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

The first step binds one to the second.

The first step binds one to the second.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...