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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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R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
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The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops - no, but the kind of man the country turns out.
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You must treat the days respectfully, you must be a day yourself, and not interrogate it like a college professor.
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My doom and my strength is to be solitary.
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Everything that is popular, it has been said, deserves the attention of philosophers: and this is for the obvious reason, that although it may not be of any worth in itself, yet it characterizes the people.
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[D]ivine Providence... keeps the universe open in every direction to the soul.
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People who wash much have a high mind about it, and talk down to those who wash little.
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When a man becomes cultivated, he develops a new respect for who he is. This causes him to be ashamed of his past identification of himself and others according to things, i.e. property.
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