It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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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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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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The years teach much the days never know.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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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.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
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