The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThough we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.
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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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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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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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Fear always springs from ignorance.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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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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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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