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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

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 less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.