A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.