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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: 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.


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

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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.

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



Beauty without expression tires.

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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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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.

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.



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

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





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This page presents the quote "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.". Author of this quote is Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is about be-yourself, individuality, accomplishment, conformity,.