The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

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...

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.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

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...

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

What's the three words you never want to hear while making love? Honey, I'm home.

What's the three words you never want to hear while making love? Honey, I'm home.

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.