The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

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.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

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...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

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...

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

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

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...