Society is a hospital of incurables.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I...

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I...