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Man exists for his own sake and not to add a laborer to the State.
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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It is a luxury to be understood.
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The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.
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