There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

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.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

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.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

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.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.