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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The mind does...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The mind does...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The only sin...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The only sin...

The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The wise man,...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The wise man,...

The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Time dissipates to...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Time dissipates to...

Time dissipates to shining ether -- the solid angularity of facts.

Source: Essays, ...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The wonder is...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The wonder is...

The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor.

Source: English Traits,...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: To judge from...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: To judge from...

To judge from a single conversation, he made the impression of a narrow and very English mind; of one who paid for his...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The religion that...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The religion that...

The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide.

Source:...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The silence that...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The silence that...

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The rich mind...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The rich mind...

The rich mind lies in the sun and sleeps, and is Nature.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The true test...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The true test...

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The sky is...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The sky is...

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Source: Journal, vol. 6, 1911; entry for 25...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The world is...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The world is...

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is no...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is no...

There is no one who does not exaggerate!

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: To be yourself...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: To be yourself...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is this...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is this...

There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means;...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Valor consists in...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Valor consists in...

Valor consists in the power of self recovery.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thou art to...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thou art to...

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Source: Essays, 'Friendship.'
-- Ralph Waldo...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We do what...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We do what...

We do what we can, and then make up a theory to prove our performance the best.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We all live...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We all live...

We all live amid surfaces, and the true art is to skate well on them.

Source: In...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We must set...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We must set...

We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.

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