Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

About Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as...

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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

—Philip Adams

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy

—Oprah Winfrey

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

If I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle.

—Hasidic Saying

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

—Baltasar Gracián

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