To be great is to be misunderstood.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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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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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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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 at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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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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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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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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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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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.
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