There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Culture, with us, ends in headache

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

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

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

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...