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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

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.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

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...

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance