With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Future Quotes, Life Quotes, Living Quotes, Past Quotes

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

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...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for...

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

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...

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...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.