Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

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...

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

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...

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Children are all foreigners.

Children are all foreigners.

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose...

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose...

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people...

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people...