“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
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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“There is no little enemy.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Coolness is the greatest quality in a man destined to command.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Disputed“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source