Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

All men in the abstract are just and good

All men in the abstract are just and good

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art.

Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art.

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...