The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennui, vanish, - all duties even

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

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

A man is a God in ruins

A man is a God in ruins

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.