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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Elegance Quotes, Self Reliance Quotes

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

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 is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

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...

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.

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...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking

Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking