The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is a journey, not a destination.
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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 only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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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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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your’re the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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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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You become what you think about all day long.
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