People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

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.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make...

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love--takes...

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love--takes...

We know that we have passed from death into life, because we love...

We know that we have passed from death into life, because we love...