We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

A man is a God in ruins

A man is a God in ruins

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time, a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into...

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time, a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into...

A bright smile has the strongest electrifying power to lift-up the sagging morale and light-up...

A bright smile has the strongest electrifying power to lift-up the sagging morale and light-up...