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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Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

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

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

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

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

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

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

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.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.