A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe 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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The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.
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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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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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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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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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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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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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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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Beauty without expression is boring.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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