Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and...

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

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...

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

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...

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

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.

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...