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

Topics: Affection Quotes

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Theres a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think...

Theres a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think...

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them