More from Ralph Waldo Emerson

  1. When it is darkest, men see the stars.
  2. Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind and when the same thought occurs in another man, it is the key to that era.
  3. Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as …
  4. To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics…
  5. When you strike at a King, you must kill him.
  6. As soon as there is life there is danger.
  7. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
  8. Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.

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