“Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid-1800s. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society. Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground-breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence". Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
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“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”
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“People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.”
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“The years teach much which the days never know.”
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“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
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“The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.”
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“Nothing external to you has any power over you.”
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“I have lost my mental faculties but am perfectly well.”
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“Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.”
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“What is a farm but a mute gospel?”
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“Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.”
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“Power and speed be hands and feet.”
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“Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.”
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“What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.”
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“Children are all foreigners.”
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“The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.”
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“The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.”
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“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”
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“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”
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