Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to the soul only for power to work. Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture from within.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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,...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

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.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

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,...

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

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....

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...