Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go out of our minds through avenues which we never voluntarily opened.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Thought Quotes

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

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...

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

A prison becomes a home when you have the key.

A prison becomes a home when you have the key.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers