We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

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...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Books are embalmed minds.

Books are embalmed minds.

Say: We believe In God, and in what Has been revealed to us And what...

Say: We believe In God, and in what Has been revealed to us And what...