Ralph Waldo Emerson on life
“We are always getting ready to live but never living.”
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson 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.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Every wall is a door.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Always do what you are afraid to do.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson 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.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson
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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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She was his laughter, that filled the air passages with freedom of living, his creator of smiles.
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be.
Frank ZappaFrank Zappa Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian’s life.
Dietrich BonhoefferDietrich Bonhoeffer Never assume you know what’s going on in someone’s life, unless you heard it straight from the source.
Chris BrownChris Brown Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?
Dietrich BonhoefferDietrich Bonhoeffer I am a canvas, that I design with colors of identity to madness filled masterpiece of worthiness.
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari There are those, whose existence drains your life, so never let them rule you.
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari I guess I’ve always lived the glamorous life of a star. It’s nothing new – I used to spend down to the last dime.
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