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Whatever we think and say is wonderfully better for our spirits and trust in another mouth.
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 nobler the truth or sentiment, the less imports the question of authorship.
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Good criticism is very rare and always precious.
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