Men are what their mothers made them.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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,...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

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.

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

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

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

A man is a God in ruins

A man is a God in ruins

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not...

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.