Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."	Men
"The education of the will is the object of our existence."	Education, School, Teaching
"Be careful what you set your heart on, for it will surely be yours."	Art
"Every man I meet is in some way my superior."	Men
"Hitch your wagon to a star."	Miscellaneous
"Always do what you are afraid to do."	Fear
"To be great is to be misunderstood."	Excellence, Greatness
"Fame is proof that people are gullible."	Miscellaneous
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."	Beauty, Help, Life
"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."	Miscellaneous
"All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive."	Nature
"We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing."	Education, Knowledge, School
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."	Beauty, Help, Life
"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."	Friends, Glory, Happiness
"In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity."	Age, Men, Religion
"The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer swing and play to the confined powers."	Age, Destiny, Fate
"Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action."	Men, Strength
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."	Miscellaneous
"The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide."	Fear, Glory, Honor
"A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking."	Art, Men, Monarchy
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