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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
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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As sunbeams stream through liberal space And nothing jostle or displace, So waved the pine-tree through my thought And fanned the dreams it never brought.
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O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas.
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Artists must be sacrificed to their art.
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We resent all criticism which denies us anything that lies in our line of advance.
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A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.
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Thefts never enrich alms never impoverish murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie-for example, the taint of vanity, the least attempt to make a good impression, a favorable appearance-will instantly vitiate the effect.
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Poetry must be as new as foam and as old as the rock.
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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God you shall not have both.
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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn
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Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.
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