The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

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...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Sprinkle joy.

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're...

I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're...

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think...

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think...