Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

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...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

For the majority of instances where money is desired for the admitted object of blessing...

For the majority of instances where money is desired for the admitted object of blessing...