Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

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...

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

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

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

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...

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

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.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

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...

All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when...

All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...