If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWhat you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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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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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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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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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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People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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Every wall is a door.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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