What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

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,...

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

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

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

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.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

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

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

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

A relentless talent for tactlessness.

A relentless talent for tactlessness.