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The philosophy of waiting is sustained by all the oracles of the universe.
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 idea of God ends in a paltry Methodist meeting-house.
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All are needed by each one Nothing is fair or good alone.
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