Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there read more

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.