The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.