Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Our best thoughts come from others.

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.