“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This quote is commonly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“It was for beauty that the world was made.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out.”
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“I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Why, darling, I don’t live at all when I’m not with you.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source