There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONMost of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
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Love, and you shall be loved.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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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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That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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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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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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You are constantly invited to be what you are.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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Fear always springs from ignorance.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
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Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.
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Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
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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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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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