There is no knowledge that is not power

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

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.

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

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

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...