“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
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.”
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“For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done for ever.”
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— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“Do not do that which you would not have known.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
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