Ralph Waldo Emerson: Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests and mines and stone-quarries; and every man

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests and — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests and mines and stone-quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

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A good symbol is the best argument and is a missionary to persuade thousands. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Can anybody remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce? — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I climb up a chair to rummage through the bookcase, and if I see a torn book, I — Jules Renard
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else. — Mark Twain
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I call "crystallization" that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfection — Stendhal
Life is too short to waste The critic bite or cynic bark, Quarrel, or reprimand; — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I know a little of navigation: / War, trade, and piracy, allow, / As three in on — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Oh, be wise, Thou! Instructed that true knowledge leads to love. — William Wordsworth