Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONYou become what you think about all day long.
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Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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You are constantly invited to be what you are.
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The years teach much the days never know.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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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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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
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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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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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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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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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