The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

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...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

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.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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...

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've...

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've...