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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
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R. W. Emerson
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All the elements, whose aid man calls in, will sometimes become big masters.
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Sculpture and painting have the effect of teaching us manners and abolishing hurry.
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Wherever we go, whatever we do, self is the sole subject we study and learn.
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To a physician, each man, each woman, is an amplification of one organ.
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Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first.
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