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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

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 reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

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

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

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

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...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices...

No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices...