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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Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

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

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

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

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

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

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our...

We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our...