Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIt 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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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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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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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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You are constantly invited to be what you are.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your’re the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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