Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile...it's the spiritual...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile...it's the spiritual...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

There is properly no history; only biography

There is properly no history; only biography

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and...

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and...