The years teach much which the days never knew.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ageing Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

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...

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...

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself,...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Fiction is love and hate and agreement and conflict and common adventure, not lonely musings...

Fiction is love and hate and agreement and conflict and common adventure, not lonely musings...