There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

You cannot see the mountain near

You cannot see the mountain near

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

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

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

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

You can't get unless you give. And you have to give without wanting to get.

You can't get unless you give. And you have to give without wanting to get.

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...