To be great is to be misunderstood.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLife is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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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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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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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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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
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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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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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Love, and you shall be loved.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Fear always springs from ignorance.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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