Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe 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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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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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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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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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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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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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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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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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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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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