Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt