Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

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...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

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

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

You cannot see the mountain near

You cannot see the mountain near

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it...

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Money alone sets all the world in motion.

Money alone sets all the world in motion.

I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to...

I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to...