What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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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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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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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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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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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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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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