The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with a bias to some pursuit which finds him in employment and happiness.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

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...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

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

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

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...

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.