Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

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...

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

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.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

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

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...

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to...

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to...

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount...

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount...