The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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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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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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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 creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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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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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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