Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

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...

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

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

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

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom....

I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom....