Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONA hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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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.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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