Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONIn my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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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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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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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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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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