Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

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...

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

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 sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

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...

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an...

Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an...