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Every man's task [his 'great dream' and impassioned life-goal] is his life preserver.
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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Massachusetts
R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
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Each man has an aptitude born with him. Do your work.
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Yourself a newborn bard of the Holy Ghost, cast behind you all conformity, and acquaint men at first hand with Deity.
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The good writer seems to be writing about himself, but has his eye always on that thread of the Universe which runs through himself and all things.
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A Gothic cathedral affirms that it was done by us and not done by us.
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Plant your DREAMS and miracles will grow.
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It is said, no man can write but one book and if a man have a defect, it is apt to leave its impression on all his performances.
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If you take in a lie, you must take in all that belongs to it.
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Pride is handsome, economical pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride.
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