The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

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.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.