The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he until he has tried.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

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

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

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

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...

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

A warriorfeeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

A warriorfeeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it