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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Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

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...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

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...

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

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

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

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

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...

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact...

Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact...

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as...

A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as...

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

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