"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.












Self-trust is the first secret of success.
More Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes
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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
"Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. As to methods there may be a million and th...
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"The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
"The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gear...