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It does not hurt weak eyes to look into beautiful eyes never so long.
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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In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.
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