What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Discovery Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

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...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

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...

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

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

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

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

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

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

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...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.

I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one