The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONMake the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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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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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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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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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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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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