A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
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People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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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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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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