Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIt is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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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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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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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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You become what you think about all day long.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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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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