The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

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

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

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

Self-confidence is the memory of success

Self-confidence is the memory of success