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Practice makes perfect - the sooner you start, the sooner you will be a happy nonsmoker
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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When we can't piece together the puzzle of our own lives, remember the best view of a puzzle is from above. Let Him help put you together.
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The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
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Times of heroism are generally times of terror, but the day never shines in which this element may not work.
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