Wherever there is power there is age.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Age Quotes

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

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

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

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.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

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

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

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...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

My Book and Heart Must never part

My Book and Heart Must never part