When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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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Every artist was first an amateur.
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Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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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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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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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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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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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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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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