The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

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...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

The painful warrior famous for fight, After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the...

The painful warrior famous for fight, After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the...

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...