Inspirational Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.”
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“Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged from glimpses got in the press of affairs, or on few occasions. It needs perspective, as a great building.”
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“Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. The stream retreats to its source. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.”
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“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
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“In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity.”
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“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
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“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs.”
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“The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”
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“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising, which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To Map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
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“In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep.”
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“I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with the roughest courage. When they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know.”
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“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud.”
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“Our chief want in life, is, someone who shall make us do what we can. This is the service of a friend. With him we are easily great.”
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“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
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“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”
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“Let not the tie be mercenary, though the service is measured in money. Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any.”
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“This insight, which expresses itself by what is called Imagination, is a very high sort of seeing.”
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“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
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“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom...Since our office is with moments, let us husband them.”
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“The magnanimous know very well that they who give time, or money, or shelter, to the stranger — so it be done for love, and not for ostentation — do, as it were, put God under obligation to them, so perfect are the compensations of the universe.”
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“Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue and they will do themselves justice.”
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“Life is unnecessarily long. Moments of insight, of fine personal relation, a smile, a glance -- what ample borrowers of eternity they are!”
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“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”
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“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.”
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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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“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
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“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.”
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“Man was born rich, or inevitably grows rich by the use of his faculties; by the union of thought with nature.”
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“Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.”
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“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.”
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“There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.”
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 10/28/10“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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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 11/30/10“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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“Life be not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.”
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 07/22/11“What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear you speak.”
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 08/26/11“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
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“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. ”
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