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Tis the privilege of Art Thus to play its cheerful part, Man on earth to acclimate And bend the exile to his fate.
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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This body, full of faults, Has yet one great quality: Whatever it encounters in this temporal life depends upon one's actions.
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The true poem is the poet's mind.
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People only see what they are prepared to see. If you look for what is good and what you can be grateful for you will find it everywhere.
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The gentleman is a man of truth.
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