Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

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.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

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

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

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

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...

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

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

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

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.

Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.