Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

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...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

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

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

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

You may say Im a dreamer, But Im not the only one. I hope some...

You may say Im a dreamer, But Im not the only one. I hope some...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...