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.
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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It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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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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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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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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