The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....