So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the path of each man's genius contracts itself to a very few hours.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

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...

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

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

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...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...