Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

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

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

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

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...

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...