When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your’re the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONSome books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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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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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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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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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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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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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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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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