Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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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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Every artist was first an amateur.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
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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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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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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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You become what you think about all day long.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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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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