Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Quote by Margaret Fuller

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Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work.

The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

For precocity some great price is always demanded sooner or later in life.

For precocity some great price is always demanded sooner or later in life.

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the...

Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

The only people here are the quick and the dead

The only people here are the quick and the dead

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

When the people stare at the sky and dream of blessedness, or when they quiver...

When the people stare at the sky and dream of blessedness, or when they quiver...