Our best thoughts come from others.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do,...

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do,...