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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
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One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves.
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Forget the past. Be not the slave of your own past.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.
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Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Make the most of yourself.. For that is all there is of you.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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When I read a good book I wish that life were 3000 years long.
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Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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You become what you think about all day long.
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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@QuoteEmerson
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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When I read a good book I wish that life were 3000 years long.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Forget the past. Be not the slave of your own past.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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He that does nothing is poorer than he that has nothing.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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@QuoteEmerson
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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@QuoteEmerson
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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He that does nothing is poorer than he that has nothing.
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People destined to meet will do so, apparently by chance, at precisely the right moment.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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People destined to meet will do so, apparently by chance, at precisely the right moment.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Self-trust is the first secret of success.
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How much of human life is lost in waiting.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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People destined to meet will do so, apparently by chance, at precisely the right moment.
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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@QuoteEmerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essayist & Philosopher ✍️
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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Imagination is a very high sort of seeing.
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Forget the past. Be not the slave of your own past.
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The ancestor of every action is a thought.
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Knowledge is the antidote to fear.
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Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Knowledge is the antidote to fear.
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Make the most of yourself.. For that is all there is of you.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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Make yourself necessary to the world and mankind will give you bread.
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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A deep man believes in miracles, waits for them, believes in magic.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your mind.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it can only be attained through understanding.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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