Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Horses Quotes, Passion Quotes

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

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...

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

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...

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a...

Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a...

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...