Revolutions go not backward.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

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...

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...

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely...

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely...