Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

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

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

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

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.