One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Identity Quotes

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

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.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

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

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

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...