No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

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.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

We must be our own before we can be another's.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

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...

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

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.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.