They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Life Quotes

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

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...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

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...

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...