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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
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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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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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The years teach much the days never know.
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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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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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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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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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