We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

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.

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

We are wiser than we know.

We are wiser than we know.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

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...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

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.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.