Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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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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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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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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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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Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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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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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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