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

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance,...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.

A nation never falls but by suicide

A nation never falls but by suicide

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

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

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

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.