My gentleman gives the law whe...

My gentleman gives the law where he is; he will outpray saints in chapel, outgeneral veterans in the field, and outshine all courtesy in the hall. He is good company for pirates, and good with academicians; so that it is useless to fortify yourself against him; he has the private entrance to all minds, and I could as easily exclude myself, as him.

Another success is the post-of...

Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power of a wafer or a drop of wax or gluten to guard a letter, as it flies over sea over land and comes to its address as if a battalion of artillery brought it, I look upon as a fine meter of civilization.

But, if we explore the literat...

But, if we explore the literature of Heroism, we shall quickly come to Plutarch, who is its Doctor and historian. To him we owe the Brasidas, the Dion, the Epaminodas, the Scipio of old, and I must think we are more deeply indebted to him than to all the ancient writers. Each of his 'Lives' is a refutation to the despondency and cowardice of our religious and political theorists. A wild courage, a Stoicism not of the schools, but of the blood, shines in every anecdote, and had given that book immense fame.

The law of nature is alternati...

The law of nature is alternation for evermore. Each electrical state superinduces the opposite.

The field cannot be well seen ...

The field cannot be well seen from within the field. The astronomer must have his diameter of the earth's orbit as a base to fix the parallax of any other star

Conversation in society is fou...

Conversation in society is found to be on a platform so low as to exclude science, the saint, and the poet.

If we walk in the woods, we mu...

If we walk in the woods, we must feed mosquitoes.

No matter what your work, let ...

No matter what your work, let it be your own. No matter what your occupation, let what you are doing be organic. Let it be in your bones. In this way, you will open the door by which the affluence of heaven and earth shall stream into you.

Love is like wildflowers;

Love is like wildflowers;
It's often found in the most unlikely places.

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The things taught in schools a...

The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means to an education.

Wherever snow falls, or water ...

Wherever snow falls, or water flows, or birds fly, wherever day and night meet in twilight, wherever the blue heaven is hung by clouds, or sown with stars, wherever are forms with transparent boundaries, wherever are outlets into celestial space, wherever is danger, and awe, and love, there is Beauty, plenteous as rain, shed for thee, and though thou shouldest walk the world over, thou shalt not be able to find a condition inopportune or ignoble.

Thought is the seed of action....

Thought is the seed of action.

Ne te quaesiveris extra.' (Do...

Ne te quaesiveris extra.' (Do not seek for things outside of yourself)

Beauty is the virtue of the bo...

Beauty is the virtue of the body as virtue is the beauty of the soul

For each new morning with its ...

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.

Not for nothing one face, one ...

Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none.

What is life but the angle of ...

What is life but the angle of vision? A man is measured by the angle at which he looks at objects.

Whatever you do, you need cour...

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

We never touch but at points....

We never touch but at points.

Health is the condition of wis...

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, - an open and noble temper.