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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeople only see what they are prepared to see.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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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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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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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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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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