Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds us of others.
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Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'
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No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
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Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.
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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified.
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The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
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The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.
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Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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Preaching is the expression of the moral sentiment in application to the duties of life.