Skill to do comes of doing

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

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

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

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

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...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...