"The ideas that have lighted my way and, time after time, have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth."

Einstein, Albert | Courage | 3 bookmarks

"Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Acceptance | 7 bookmarks

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Enthusiasm | 13 bookmarks

"The secret in education lies in respecting the student."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Education | 12 bookmarks

"There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Difficulties | 5 bookmarks

"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Difficulties | 15 bookmarks

"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Destiny | 6 bookmarks

"Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?"

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Desire | 3 bookmarks

"Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?"

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Difficulties | 5 bookmarks

"The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennui s, vanish, all duties even."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Affection | 6 bookmarks