We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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...

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

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

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

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.