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Thought is the blossom language the bud action the fruit behind it.
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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Do that which you fear to do, and the fear will die.
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Nature has made up her mind that what cannot defend itself shall not be defended.
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Tis the privilege of Art Thus to play its cheerful part, Man on earth to acclimate And bend the exile to his fate.
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