We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over and actually read a volume of four or five hundred pages.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

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

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

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

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...

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

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...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Infinity has its limits.

Infinity has its limits.

Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits.

Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits.