The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThere is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
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That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased.
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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 earth laughs in flowers.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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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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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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