None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Blame is safer than praise

Blame is safer than praise

A man is a God in ruins

A man is a God in ruins

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...

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...

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

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...

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...

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied... whenever feeling has...

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied... whenever feeling has...