The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

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

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

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Sprinkle joy.

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

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

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...

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

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...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.