The less government we have the better.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

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.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

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.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.