The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes, Work Quotes

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

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.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and...

All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and...

Nature is neutral.

Nature is neutral.