The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

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

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

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

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.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...