The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

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...

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

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...

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

I am a thing of beauty.

I am a thing of beauty.

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar...

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar...