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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.

Topic: Hero
Location: Zion National Park
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship Solitude

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

Goals Purpose Self Self-esteem Society

Our greatest glory is not never failing, but in rising every time we fail. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adversity Failure Misfortune

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

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Money often costs too much. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Attitude Character Life

Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. — George Herbert

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Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune. — Jim Rohn

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Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do. — Mark Twain

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To be awake is to be alive. — Henry David Thoreau

Hold up your head! You were not made for failure. — George Eliot

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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. — Mark Twain

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There is never enough time, unless you’re serving it. — Malcolm S. Forbes

Goals Life Purpose Time

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics. — Galileo Galilei

Humor is the good natured side of a truth. — Mark Twain

More on Hero

The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

› Leo Tolstoy

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. — Benjamin Disraeli

Belief Hero Self Thinking

Kill reverence and you’ve killed the hero in man. — Ayn Rand

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story.

› Maya Angelou

Experience Hero Life

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. — Alexander Hamilton

Courage Enthusiasm Hero Liberty

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