The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Happiness can be achieved once we know all we can and accept all we can't.

Happiness can be achieved once we know all we can and accept all we can't.

When you look at your life the greatest happiness are family happinesses

When you look at your life the greatest happiness are family happinesses