Thought is action in rehearsal

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

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...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

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,...