Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLet us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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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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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
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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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The earth laughs in flowers.
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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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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
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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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You become what you think about all day long.
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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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Every wall is a door.
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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.
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The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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We are always getting ready to live but never living.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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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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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
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