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One of the greatest American thinkers ever:
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Here are 20 of his best short ideas that'll change your life:
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy.
It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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What you do speaks so loudly that people can’t hear what you say.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Adopt the pace of nature:
Her secret is patience.
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance.
Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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You become what you think about all day long.