People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWhoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
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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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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.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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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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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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