We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

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...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

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...

People come and go, but friendships remain.

People come and go, but friendships remain.

He who has a thousand friends Has not a friend to spare,While he who has...

He who has a thousand friends Has not a friend to spare,While he who has...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...