For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

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

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

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

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...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...