No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

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...

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

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

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

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

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.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Purpose is the place where your deep gladness meets the world's needs.

Purpose is the place where your deep gladness meets the world's needs.

Our task is to provide an education for the kind of kids we have... Not...

Our task is to provide an education for the kind of kids we have... Not...