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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIn my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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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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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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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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Beauty without expression is boring.
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We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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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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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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