The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONFiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.
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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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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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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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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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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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