The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes, Thought Quotes

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Glory be to God for dappled things for skies of couple-color as a brinded cow;...

Glory be to God for dappled things for skies of couple-color as a brinded cow;...

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.