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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONSorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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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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The earth laughs in flowers.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
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We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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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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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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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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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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You are constantly invited to be what you are.
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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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You become what you think about all day long.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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