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The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.
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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There are men too superior to be seen except by a few, as there are notes too high for the scale of most ears.
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To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone.
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