We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

...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...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

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...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but...

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but...