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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the idea of wealth; it is the beginning of wisdom.
         

There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the idea of wealth; it is the beginning of wisdom.


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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



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When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



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Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

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

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



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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This page presents the quote "There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the idea of wealth; it is the beginning of wisdom.". Author of this quote is Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is about felicity, men, time, wisdom, wealth, ideas,.