People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe 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.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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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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The years teach much the days never know.
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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Fear always springs from ignorance.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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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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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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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
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