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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mankind Quotes

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

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...

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

That bestfriend that you can have a whole conversation with... just by using facial expressions.

That bestfriend that you can have a whole conversation with... just by using facial expressions.

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They...

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They...