Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

Picture Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

Topics: Greatness Picture Quotes

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit

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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit

Every artists was first an amateur

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Every artists was first an amateur

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

May you always do what you are afraid to do.

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May you always do what you are afraid to do.

It is not length of life, but depth of life

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It is not length of life, but depth of life

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.

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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life...

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When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life...

Be silly, Be honest, Be Kind

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Be silly, Be honest, Be Kind

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

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Hitch your wagon to a star.

Write in your heart that everyday is the best day in the year.

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Write in your heart that everyday is the best day in the year.

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say

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What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say

It is one of the most beautfiul compensations in life.. that no man can sincerely...

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It is one of the most beautfiul compensations in life.. that no man can sincerely...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries

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Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries

When 'i' is replaced by 'we' even 'illness' become 'wellness'

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When 'i' is replaced by 'we' even 'illness' become 'wellness'

Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up

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Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up

Ego kill it, Love value it, Smile keep it, Gossip ignore it, Success achieve it,...

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Ego kill it, Love value it, Smile keep it, Gossip ignore it, Success achieve it,...