The greatest man in history was the poorest.

More Quotes By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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• The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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• He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind...
• No one can read the history of astronomy without perceiving that Copernicus, Newton, Laplace, are not new men,...
• There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general...
• By his machines man can dive and remain under water like a shark; can fly like a hawk...
• We cannot describe the natural history of the soul, but we know that it is divine. All things...
• Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn
• This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the...
• Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities...
• Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich...