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He only is a well-made man who has a good determination.
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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He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.
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When we see a soul whose acts are all regal, graceful, and pleasant as roses, we must thank God that such things can be and are.
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It is one light which beams out of a thousand stars. It is one soul which animates all men.
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