People only see what they are prepared to see.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

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...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

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...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

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.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men...

It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men...