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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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You become what you think about all day long.
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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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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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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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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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