You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Joy Quotes, Power Quotes

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

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...

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

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

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

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

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

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

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...

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices