Our best thoughts come from others.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

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.

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

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

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...

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

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...

Greed is all right, by the way... I think greed is healthy. You can be...

Greed is all right, by the way... I think greed is healthy. You can be...

We want to be all things, not just to gain power over things...how infantile!

We want to be all things, not just to gain power over things...how infantile!