"Pain, indolence, sterility, endless ennui have also..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pain, indolence, sterility, endless ennui have also their lesson for you, if you are great.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail--and you eventually will if you stick to the job--they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.”
“A home kept to the end of display is impossible to all but a few women, and their success is dearly bought.”
“Literature is eavesdropping.”
More on Adversity
“Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully”
“When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor.”
“When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.”
More on Learning
“I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.”
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
“The intellect is vagabond, and our system of education fosters restlessness. Our minds travel when our bodies are forced to stay at home. We imitate; and what is imitation but the travelling of the mind?”