No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex