"If there be any man who thinks..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well.”

“I may say it of our preposterous use of books,--He knew not what to do, and so he read.”

“Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners.”

“Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility.”

“Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.”

“Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.”

“Only one human being recognized as one's neighbour is necessary in order to cure a man of self-love”

“Tears have cleansed my eyes, and errors have taught me the language of the hearts.”

“There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.”