"The Englishman who has lost his fortune..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Men who know the same things are not long the best company for each other.”

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful... and ...give thanks continuously.”

“It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but only retire a little from sight and afterward return again.”

“For to give is the business of the rich.[Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.]”

“In this world, the greatest rewards of success, wealth and happiness are usually obtained not through the exercise of special powers such a genius or intellect but through one's energetic use of simple means and ordinary qualities.”

“I do not dislike but I certainly have no especial respect or admiration for and no trust in, the typical big moneyed men of my country. I do not regard them as furnishing sound opinion as respects either foreign or domestic business.”

“The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.”

“If the United States haven't grown poets, on any scale of grandeur, it is certain that they import, print, and read more poetry than any equal number of people elsewhere -- probably more than the rest of the world combined. Poetry (like a grand personality) is a growth of many generations -- many rare combinations. To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.”

“Basic education links the children, whether of the cities or the villages, to all that is best and lasting in India.”