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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Goodness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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

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

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

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

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

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

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.

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

That woman speaks eight languages and can't say no in any of them.

That woman speaks eight languages and can't say no in any of them.