No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

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...

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

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...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

How much of human life is lost in waiting.

How much of human life is lost in waiting.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

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...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

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.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...