Power and speed be hands and feet.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

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...

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

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

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

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...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than...

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than...

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth.

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth.