Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them...

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

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...

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...

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

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

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.

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

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

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...