Quote #23898
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities...
Quote #14350
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one...
Quote #16140
The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the...
Quote #17855
The trouble isn’t that there are too many fools, but that the lightning isn’t...
Quote #17865
Eloquence is the essential thing in a speech, not information.
Quote #893
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must...
Quote #4556
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
Quote #15231
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider...
Quote #31124
Part of the power of Emerson’s individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that...
Quote #31482
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated,...