Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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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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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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The years teach much the days never know.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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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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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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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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