We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

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...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

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

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

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

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...

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

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.

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time...

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time...