Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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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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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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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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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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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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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