The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

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...

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.