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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The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

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

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

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The disappointment of losing is huge.

The disappointment of losing is huge.

Dear best friend, I thought you should know that I miss you and all the...

Dear best friend, I thought you should know that I miss you and all the...