We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

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...

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

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

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

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

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...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.