The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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You become what you think about all day long.
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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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Fear always springs from ignorance.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
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