A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONNothing external to you has any power over you.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.
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A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
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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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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.
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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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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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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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People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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