Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONMost of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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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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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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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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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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