Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

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.

All life is an experiment.

All life is an experiment.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

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...

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

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

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense...

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense...

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...