Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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Compare Confidence Hustle Inspirational Work Hard
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Dreamss Fall Inspirational Mistake Vulgar
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Friendship One Liner
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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Abundance Believe Decide Goodness Moments News Success
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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Children Happiness Joy
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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Achievement Attain Peace Understand Violence
Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Believe Cause Circumstance Luck Men Strong
Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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Creative Different Man One Liner
Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Friendship Inspirational Loyal One Liner Positive Work
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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Faith Inspirational Life One Liner Sorrow Wisdom Worry
We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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Life Live One Liner Ready Reality
Every wall is a door.
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Deep Door Hustle Inspirational Life Wall
Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Afraid Fear Inspirational One Liner Travel
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Perfume Yourself
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
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Diamond Guard Imporvement Leisure Life Moments Solitude Value
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Genius Greatness One Liner Understand
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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Clothes Common Sense Dress Genius Intelligence One Liner
Fear always springs from ignorance.
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Fear Ignorance One Liner Spring
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Achievement Enthusiasm Entrepreneur Greatness Inspirational One Liner Struggle
Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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Brave Courage Men Peace Victory Women
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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Encouragement Inspirational
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Creation Forest Inspirational Nature Tree
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Experience Lesson Life Live One Liner Success Understand
Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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Humour One Liner Science Scream Thesis
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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Air Hustle Live Peace Sea Sun Sunshine Swim Wild
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Brave Hero Inspirational Man
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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Friendship Guest House Ornament

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