Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...