“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.
“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
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“Approve not of him that commends all you say.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Coolness is the greatest quality in a man destined to command.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Disputed“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source