Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

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...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

All life is an experiment.

All life is an experiment.

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good...

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good...

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.