Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

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

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.