When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

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...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

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.

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...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Love, and you shall be loved

Love, and you shall be loved

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...