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Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.
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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There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the idea of wealth it is the beginning of wisdom.
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The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself is to quote one.
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The world exists for the education of each man.
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Tis a short sight to limit our faith in laws to those of gravity, of chemistry, of botany, and so forth.
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Guard your own spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.
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