Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

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.

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes...

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

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...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

"To Become what you Believe, You must first Believe in what you have yet to...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...