Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

Blame is safer than praise

Blame is safer than praise

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

Big doors swing on little hinges.

Big doors swing on little hinges.