If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONWithout ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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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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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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