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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Art is a...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Art is a...

Art is a jealous mistress, and, if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Books are the...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Books are the...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Beauty without grace...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Beauty without grace...

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Source: From Ashleys collection...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Can anybody remember...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Can anybody remember...

Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?

Source:...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Beware what you...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Beware what you...

Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours.

Source: In The...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Friends, such as...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Friends, such as...

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

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Cities give us...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Cities give us...

Cities give us collision. 'Tis said, London and New York take the nonsense out of a man.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Commit a crime,...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Commit a crime,...

Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass.

Source: Essays, Compensation ...

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Henry Ward Beecher: A library is...

Henry Ward Beecher: A library is...

A library is but the soul's burying ground. It is a land of shadows.

Source: In The...

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Henry Ward Beecher: A man's true...

Henry Ward Beecher: A man's true...

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Henry Ward Beecher: A law is...

Henry Ward Beecher: A law is...

A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.

Source:...

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Henry Ward Beecher: All ambitions are...

Henry Ward Beecher: All ambitions are...

All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Anxiety in human...

Henry Ward Beecher: Anxiety in human...

Anxiety in human life is what squeaking and grinding are in machinery that is not oiled. In life, trust is the...

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Henry Ward Beecher: All true ambition...

Henry Ward Beecher: All true ambition...

All true ambition and aspiration are without comparisons.

Source: Life Thoughts/...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Nothing dies so...

Henry Ward Beecher: Nothing dies so...

Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.

Source:
-- Henry Ward...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Happiness is not...

Henry Ward Beecher: Happiness is not...

Happiness is not the end in life; character is.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Tears are often...

Henry Ward Beecher: Tears are often...

Tears are often the telescope through which men see far into heaven.

Source: In...

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Henry Ward Beecher: The babe at...

Henry Ward Beecher: The babe at...

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.

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Henry Ward Beecher: Sorrow makes men...

Henry Ward Beecher: Sorrow makes men...

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith...

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Henry Ward Beecher: There are joys...

Henry Ward Beecher: There are joys...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet;...

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