"Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave."
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2,824 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
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If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
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There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
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Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
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Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
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The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
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One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
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Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
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The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
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A little praise goes a great ways.
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But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful.
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I'm a firm believer in quiet confidence. By that I mean knowing inwardly that you are good, and not exhibiting…
— Dick Van Arsdale
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We live in a world of self-deprecation, and while it’s healthy to make fun of ourselves from time to time,…
— Lea Michele
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Love is not selfish or unkind. Nor is it boastful or disloyal. Love is simply a deep feeling found within…
— April Haney
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Good girls don't hurt other people's feelings. Good girls are not overly aggressive, competitive, or boastful. Good girls please others.…
— Susan Jane Gilman
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Be a light unto others, not boastful of self.
— Edgar Cayce
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When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant “Goliath!” and do with it as David did to the…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of…
— Saint Augustine
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Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice…
— John of Damascus
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It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to…
— A A Milne
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Laughter tends to mock the pompous and the pretentious; all man's boastful gadding about, all his pretty pomps, his hoary…
— Sean O'Casey
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Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot…
— Julian Barnes
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