Necessity does everything well.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

He is running not for election but for the history books.

He is running not for election but for the history books.

What makes a book great, a so-called classic, it its quality of always being modern,...

What makes a book great, a so-called classic, it its quality of always being modern,...