The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes, Thought Quotes

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

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.

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months...

There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months...