Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

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.

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

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

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or...

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...