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Letter "R" » Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
«Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay.»
«The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.»
«Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best of minds. Men live on the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which they never enter, and with their hands on the door-latch they die outside.»
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«Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view.»
«Be not the slave of your own past ... plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience, that shall explain and overlook the old.»
«To laugh often and much;to win the respect of intelligent peopleand the affection of children;to earn the appreciation of honest criticsand endure the betrayal of false friends;to appreciate beauty;to find the best in others;to leave the world a bit better,whether by a healthy child,a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;to know even one life has breathed easierbecause you have lived.This is to have succeeded.»
«When India was explored and the wonderful riches of Indian theological literature found that dispelled once and for all the dream about Christianity being the sole revelation.»
«The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.»
«Some will always be above others. Destroy the inequality today, and it will appear again tomorrow.»
«I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.»