In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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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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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.
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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
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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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