We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

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.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

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

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

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...

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.