Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is a journey, not a destination.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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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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There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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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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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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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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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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