There is no knowledge that is not power

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

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

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

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

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...

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

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...

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

When one looks back over human existence, however, it is very evident that all culture...

When one looks back over human existence, however, it is very evident that all culture...