There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences, so medicinal, so stringent, so revolutionary, so authoritative.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

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.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Give all to love; obey thy heart

Give all to love; obey thy heart

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...