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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

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.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...