When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.

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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.

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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.

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I don't worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.

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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.

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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

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We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.

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Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.

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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

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...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

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