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My joy in friends, those sacred people, is my consolation.
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 picture waits for my verdict it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise.
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