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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Author Profession:
Poet
Nationality:
American
Born:
May 25
, 1803
Died:
April 27
, 1882
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
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Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
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We have listened too long to the courtly Muses of Europe.
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People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
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For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
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