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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?
         

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?


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

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



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

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.



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.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.



Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn



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.

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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She built her character with the adversity she had faced, so she could live the best of her life for the rest of life.

She built her character with the adversity she had faced, so she could live the best of her life for the rest of life.



We live in a time when to reject the idea of an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful government is to be viewed by that government as being anti-government.

We live in a time when to reject the idea of an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful government is to be viewed by that government as being anti-government.



He may be old now, but he is still a hero in their eyes

He may be old now, but he is still a hero in their eyes



Most people don’t understand performers are really sheltered and protected so much sometimes that they don’t get a chance to live their lives.

Most people don’t understand performers are really sheltered and protected so much sometimes that they don’t get a chance to live their lives.



I eat pretty clean, but the training is tiring. When you're training two times a day it can be really draining, so I'd rather stick with the diet.

I eat pretty clean, but the training is tiring. When you're training two times a day it can be really draining, so I'd rather stick with the diet.



Had we less to say to those we love, perhaps we should say it oftener.

Had we less to say to those we love, perhaps we should say it oftener.



The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.

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Now what I love in women is, they won't Or can't do otherwise than lie, but do it. So well, the very truth seems falsehood to it.

Now what I love in women is, they won't Or can't do otherwise than lie, but do it. So well, the very truth seems falsehood to it.



When I got to Los Angeles, I started building cabins in peoples’ yards, building post-and-beam structures and cutting the joinery for those.

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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.




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