Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself read more
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous.
Go put your creed into your deed,
Not speak with double tongue.
Go put your creed into your deed,
Not speak with double tongue.
Where there is no vision a people perish.
Where there is no vision a people perish.
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
