"In failing circumstances no one can be relied……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity."
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2,823 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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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
— Aristotle
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that…
— Neil Armstrong
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of…
— Saint Augustine
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A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…
— James A. Baldwin
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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real…
— Christian Bale
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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
— Dave Barry
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
— Joseph Addison
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If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic…
— John Berger
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other…
— Andrew Bernstein
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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.
— Tony Blair
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