We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and...

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

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...

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

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...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

I know what I should love to do--to build a study; to write, and to...

I know what I should love to do--to build a study; to write, and to...