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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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.

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...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke...

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

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

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

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...