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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.
         

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.


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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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Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.



Effective science teaching calls for active contact with research and that teachers need to mingle with other scientists and to know what is going on in the field.

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Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.



Quite frankly, the bible is filled with advice that you'd never, want to follow. "Don't cut your hair on a rainy Thursday because locusts will eat your farm" kind of thing.

Quite frankly, the bible is filled with advice that you'd never, want to follow. "Don't cut your hair on a rainy Thursday because locusts will eat your farm" kind of thing.



Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life.

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life.



It is a wearisome disease to preserve health by too strict a regimen.

It is a wearisome disease to preserve health by too strict a regimen.



Solos I kind of [couldn't] care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care most about, but it's really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I'm working on.

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To know oneself means, among other things, to know oneself qua non-sage: that is, not as a sophos, but as a philo-sophos, someone on the way toward wisdom.

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A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road.

A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road.




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