Ralph Waldo Emerson

Concentration is the secret of strength.

Concentration is the secret of strength.

London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.

London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.

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.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome read more

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.