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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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

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

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

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

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...

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

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.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner...

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner...