What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

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...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

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...

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

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...

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

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...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

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

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

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food!

I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food!

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.