1803 ~ 1882
American philosopher and poet.
"A friend is one before whom I may think aloud."
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer."
"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could."
"God enters by a private door into every individual."
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air... "
"No great man ever complains of want of opportunity."
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."
"The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization."
"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
"The world belongs to the energetic."
"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant."
"This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it."
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. "
"What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say."
"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. "
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
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