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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Elegance Quotes, Self Reliance Quotes

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

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...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.

Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror...

Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror...