What you are comes to you.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

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.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

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...

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

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

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

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

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.