Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will…

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

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...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

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 friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

In life, you'll meet 2 kinds of people. The ones who build you up and...

In life, you'll meet 2 kinds of people. The ones who build you up and...

I am always saying 'Glad to have met you.' to somebody I'm not at all...

I am always saying 'Glad to have met you.' to somebody I'm not at all...