Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

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.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

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

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

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

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...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

I know I am beautiful. I know I am strong. Because I love myself, and...

I know I am beautiful. I know I am strong. Because I love myself, and...

Nothing like being in the face of God. His beauty radiates & changes you.

Nothing like being in the face of God. His beauty radiates & changes you.