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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

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.

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

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,...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

My heart is a gypsy - continuously searching for a home, fighting within itself, wondering...

My heart is a gypsy - continuously searching for a home, fighting within itself, wondering...