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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

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...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.