My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my face.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Clocks Quotes, Time Quotes

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

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.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as...

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as...

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...