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Emerson quotes
“Knowledge is the antidote to fear”
“Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them
gently, and they will show themselves great”
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived
to be understood”
“Thought takes a man out of servitude into freedom”
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched
hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of
companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that
comes to one when he discovers that someone else
believes in him and is willing to trust him.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we
but know what to do with it.
There is no knowledge that is not power.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead
where there is no path and leave a trail.
What I need is someone who will make me do what I
can.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
without getting a few drops on yourself.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the
fruit behind it.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are
small matters compared to what lies within us.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your
own mind.
Sculpture and painting have the effect of teaching
us manners and abolishing hurry.
A friend is a person before whom I may think aloud.
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you
make the better. -
Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived
to be understood.
Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is the
health of every man.
He has not learned the lesson of life who does not
every day surmount a fear.
Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his
call. There is one direction in which all space is
open to him.
