"The mass of men worry themselves into..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Only the great generalizations survive. The sharp words of the Declaration of Independence, lampooned then and since as 'glittering generalities,' have turned out blazing ubiquities that will burn forever and ever.”

“He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests; he gives an independent, genuine verdict. You must court him: he does not court you. But the man is, as it were, clapped into jail by his consciousness.”

“She shows us only surfaces, but she is million-fathoms deep.”

“My day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley.”

“A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.”

“The only greatness for man is immortality.”

“When you SEEK HAPPINESS for yourself, it will always elude you. When you seek happiness for OTHERS, you will find it yourself.”

“The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.”

“Purification is never for the selfishly idle, it accrues only to the selflessly industrious.”