The years teach much which the days never knew.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ageing Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

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

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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

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...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...