What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air¦

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

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.

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the...

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the...

I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.

I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.