Abraham Lincoln – character
Mind Quote / Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States / 1809 – 1865 / Photographer – Bianca Zenari / Tree Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia / 
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it,
the tree is the real thing.
– Abraham Lincoln
Ralph Waldo Emerson – yourself
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Hans Christian Andersen – miracles
“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.”
Oscar Wilde – richness of love
“Keep love in your heart, it brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson – destined to become
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
Confucius – tools
“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”
