Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an...

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an...

And let it be said that love is like a river that flows deep into...

And let it be said that love is like a river that flows deep into...