The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.