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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNone of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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You become what you think about all day long.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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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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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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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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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased.
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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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