Nothing external to you has any power over you.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONPeople do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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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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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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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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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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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
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