Revolutions go not backward.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

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.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay...

I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay...

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never...

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never...