None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONShallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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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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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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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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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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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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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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