Between stimulus and response is our greatest power - the freedom to choose

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave, or they...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

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

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

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

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

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

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

Our vision of what's important is exactly the same today, bringing together the best systems...

Our vision of what's important is exactly the same today, bringing together the best systems...