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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing external to you has any power over you.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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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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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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