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To believe in luck ... is skepticism.

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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Essayist
Philosopher
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Boston
Massachusetts
R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
Believe
Skepticism
Luck

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A divine person is the prophecy of the mind a friend is the hope of the heart.
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For, whom the Muses smile upon, And touch with soft persuasion, His words like a storm-wind can bring Terror and beauty on their wing In his every syllable Lurketh nature veritable.
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The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land.
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Though I am weak, yet God, when prayed, Cannot withhold his conquering aid.
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The lover is made happier by his love than the object of his affection.
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A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.
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Flowers are the earth laughing.
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Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.
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Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred blessings on me.
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One can never truly savor success until first tasting adversity.
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Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far.
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All the devils respect virtue.
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The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself is to quote one.
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