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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In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

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

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

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

We are wiser than we know.

We are wiser than we know.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.