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Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one Nothing is fair or good alone.
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 easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
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Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
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Action is the process whereby what is not fully formed passes into expressive consciousness.
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