Ralph Waldo Emerson

Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.

Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong is what is against it.

The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong is what is against it.

Seeing only what is fair,
Sipping only what is sweet,
. . . .
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Seeing only what is fair,
Sipping only what is sweet,
. . . .
Leave the chaff, and take the wheat.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.