"Right is more beautiful than private affection,..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Music is the poor man's Parnassus.”

“In the first place, all books that get fairly into the vital air of the world were written by the successful class, by the affirming and advancing class, who utter what tens of thousands feel though they cannot say.”

“The way to mend the bad world is to create the right world.”

“He who outrages benevolence is called a ruffian: he who outrages righteousness is called a villain. I have heard of the cutting off of the villain Chow, but I have not heard of the putting of a ruler to death.”

“What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last.”

“Righteousness exalteth a nation.”

“Few things are necessary to make the wise man happy while no amount of material wealth would satisfy a fool. I am not a fool.”

“Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.”

“Love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. *Love each other in moderation. That is the key to long-lasting love. Too fast is as bad as too slow.*”