Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

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

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

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

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...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

Individual character involves honoring and embracing certain core ethical values; honesty, respect, responsibility . ....

Individual character involves honoring and embracing certain core ethical values; honesty, respect, responsibility . ....

The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it...

The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it...