Do what you are afraid to do

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

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

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

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

If vegetarians love animals so much why do they keep eating all their food?

If vegetarians love animals so much why do they keep eating all their food?