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Enlarge not thy destiny, said the oracle: endeavor not to do more than is given thee in charge.
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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The lover is made happier by his love than the object of his affection.
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All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal.
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I covet truth beauty is unripe childhood's cheat I leave it behind with the games of youth.
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