There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

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

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

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

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...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.