It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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You are constantly invited to be what you are.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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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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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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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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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
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