Men are what their mothers made them.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

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.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

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...

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

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

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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the...

What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the...

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.