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.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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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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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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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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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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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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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.
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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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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
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