The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

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.

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

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.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...