Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

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...

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.

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

Power is, in nature, the essential measure of right. Nature suffers nothing to remain in...

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

Great floods have flown from simple sources.

Great floods have flown from simple sources.