You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

A little integrity is better than any career

A little integrity is better than any career

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.

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the...

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

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...

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...