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Men are better than this theology.
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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An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy. ... One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye it transcends speech it is the bodily symbol of identity.
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We do what we can, and then make a theory to prove our performance the best.
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In the country, without any interference from the law, the agricultural life favors the permanence of families.
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The music that can deepest reach and cure all ill is cordial speech.
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