American - Poet | May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
StrengthWisdomTemptationGain
To be great is to be misunderstood.
GreatMisunderstood
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
LifeLearningFearEverydaySecret
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
CreationAcornForestsThousand
A great man is always willing to be little.
GreatManGreat ManAlwaysLittle
The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.
HealthTiredEyeHorizonEnoughSee
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
WisdomSeeMarkCommonMiraculous
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
ActionWorthTheoryOunceTon
We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.
NaturePermanentStateOurLearners
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
YourselfYouMakeMost
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
PeaceYourselfYouNobodyBring
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
YouLoseMissedEverythingSomething
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