Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes, Courage Quotes

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

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.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

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.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

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...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...