The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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 invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

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...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

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...

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...