We must be our own before we can be another's.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mankind Quotes

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Even miracles take a little time

Even miracles take a little time

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

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

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

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

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.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it...

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...