As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.
Interpretation
Our actions shape our destiny, and we have the power to create our own future.
This quote emphasizes the idea that our thoughts and actions directly influence our lives and outcomes. Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests that we are not merely passive recipients of fortune; instead, we actively participate in constructing our fate through the choices we make and the actions we take.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech to inspire individuals to take charge of their lives.
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.
Luck is earned. Luck is working so hard at your craft, service or enterprise that sooner or later you get a break.
Just because you started your careers in a certain role, let's say hardware engineering, does not mean you'll end your careers in hardware.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer. I didn't dream to win so many Gold Gloves, or Silver Bats or play in All-Star Games or World Series. I was just dreaming to play the game.
Almost everyone who has had an idea that's somewhat revolutionary or wildly successful was first told they're insane.
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