Maxioms by 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.
There is properly no history; only biography
There is properly no history; only biography
Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.