A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONEvery wall is a door.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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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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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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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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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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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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I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
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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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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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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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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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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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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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