American - Poet | May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882
Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
OpportunityGreatManGreat ManWant
Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.
TruthMindChoiceMustCannotMake
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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Life is our dictionary.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
LifeManRestHouseNowRepair
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
PowerYouNothingOverExternalAny
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons.
NatureLoveLiveDayChildWarm
The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?
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