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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Reliance Quotes

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

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

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

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some...

A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some...