Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

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.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

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...

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

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

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...